· 6/14/1985
Shapley v. Housewright
Citations
- 612 F. Supp. 94
- 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18900
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- reviewing the denial of the absent respondent mother's motion to continue based on her right to be present at the hearing for abuse of discretion
- reviewing the denial of the absent respondent mother’s motion to continue based on her right to be present at the hearing for abuse of discretion
- declining to hold that “parental absence, without more, constitutes extraordinary circumstances necessitating a continuance”
- “[A] case-by-case analysis is more appropriate than the application of rigid rules.”
- “[A] case-by-case analysis is more appropriate than the application of rigid rules.”
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Judges: Reed
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