Thompson v. City of Des Moines

How courts have described this case

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

• finding no abuse of discretion in disallowing evidence where the evidence was cumulative
• “The textual language is largely discretionary (‘may’), not directory (‘shall’ or ‘must’). This limited use of ‘language of command’ refutes [the plaintiffs] claim that the procedures outlined were intended to contractually bind the [employer]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).