· 3/9/1987
Thomas J. Hard v. Burlington Northern Railroad
Citations
- 812 F.2d 482
- 22 Fed. R. Serv. 989
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 3069
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that the Ninth 16 Circuit has not joined other courts in holding that evidence acquired in post-verdict 17 interviews conducted without leave of the court makes the evidence obtained 18 inadmissible
- involving a juror who was allegedly a former employee of the defendant railroad, and who allegedly had per sonal knowledge of the railroad’s settlement practices
- “Statements which tend to show deceit during voir dire are not barred by [Rule 606(b)]”
- \[Juror] statements which tend to show deceit during voir dire are not barred by [Fed. Rule of Evid. 606(b)].\
- \[Juror] statements which tend to show deceit during voir dire are not barred by [Fed. Rule of Evid. 606(b)].\
- when juror's past personal \experiences are related to the litigation ... they constitute extraneous evidence which may be used to impeach the jury's verdict\
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Judges: Browning, Wright, Orrick
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