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Supreme Court· 1/27/1986

Thomas v. Arn

Citations

  • 474 U.S. 140
  • 106 S. Ct. 466
  • 88 L. Ed. 2d 435
  • 1985 U.S. LEXIS 146

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the de novo standard of review applies to both a factual and legal conclusions to which a party objects
  • holding that a failure to file objections to a magistrate’s report and recommendation operates as a waiver of appellate review
  • holding that a failure to file objections to a magistrate's report and recommendation operates as a waiver of appellate review
  • holding that the failure to object to the magistrate judge’s report releases the Court from its duty to independently review the motion
  • holding that the failure to object to the magistrate judge’s report releases the court from its duty to independently review the motion
  • holding that the de novo standard of review applies to both factual and legal conclusions to which a party objects

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Judges: Marshall, Burger, White, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Brennan, Blackmun, Stevens

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Cites

33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named Thomas v. Arn

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