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· 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

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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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