Martinez v. Trainor
556 F.2d 818 (7th Cir. 1977) Cited 185 timesFinding that defendant's Rule 59(e) motion "failed to state even one ground for granting the motion and thus failed to meet the minimal standard of 'reasonable specification'"
Cambridge Plating Co., Inc. v. Napco, Inc.
85 F.3d 752 (1st Cir. 1996) Cited 105 timesHolding that limitation of damages provision is not enforceable under Massachusetts law if defendant either willfully repudiated or was willfully dilatory in performing its warranty obligations
Registration Control Systems v. Compusystems
922 F.2d 805 (Fed. Cir. 1990) Cited 41 timesCommenting on Rule 7(b)(B)'s particularity requirement
Riley v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
1 F.3d 725 (8th Cir. 1993) Cited 16 timesHolding that a skeletal motion that does not satisfy Rule 7(b) does not toll the time to file a notice of appeal because the contrary rule would defeat the purpose of the time limit, "whittle away at the rules and ultimately render them meaningless and unenforceable"
Rule 37 - Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 Cited 45,885 times 319 Legal AnalysesHolding that a party may be barred from using a witness if it fails to disclose the witness
Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 7 Cited 7,516 times 2 Legal AnalysesDefining "pleadings" for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure