D.C. Circuit· 7/28/1966

Robert I. Powell v. Eugene M. Zuckert

Citations

366 F.2d 634
125 U.S. App. D.C. 55
1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 5328

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explaining that a sixteen-month delay in filing a lawsuit \is not generally considered enough time to warrant a finding of laches\
explaining that a sixteen-month delay in filing a lawsuit “is not generally considered enough time to warrant a finding of laches”
collecting cases where laches defenses were denied for delays of 14 months and 32 months
“Of course, laches serves other purposes collaterally, if not directly, including minimization of the disruption and expense caused by affording certain relief.”
action to recover duties on imported liquors; judgment set aside because based on illegal evidence
“The prejudice normally contemplated in applying laches ... stems from such factors as loss of evidence and unavailability of witnesses, which diminish a defendant’s chances of success.”

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Judges: Danaher, Wright, Leventhal

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