O'Connor v. Ortega
480 U.S. 709 (1987) Cited 957 times 20 Legal AnalysesHolding that requiring a warrant for government employers’ work-related searches of employees’ workspaces "would seriously disrupt the routine conduct of business and would be unreasonable"
Coughlin v. Lee
946 F.2d 1152 (5th Cir. 1991) Cited 236 times 1 Legal AnalysesFinding that its "conclusion that plaintiffs' speech did not raise matters of public concern does not foreclose their" freedom of association claim
Weahkee v. Norton
621 F.2d 1080 (10th Cir. 1980) Cited 50 timesHolding that it was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to deny discovery of personnel files of employees who plaintiff claimed were hired or promoted in discriminatory preference
Jones v. City of Wilmington
Civil Action No. 00-952-KAJ (D. Del. Jun. 14, 2004) Cited 4 timesCivil Action No. 00-952-KAJ. June 14, 2004 J. Michael Johnson, Esquire, Maron Marvel, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, counsel for plaintiff. Rosamaria Tassone, Esquire, City of Wilmington Law Department, Wilmington, Delaware, counsel for defendants City of Wilmington, Wilmington Police Department, James Jubb, Michael Boykin, Rita Crowley, Nancy Dietz, and Martin Donohue. Seth Jason Reidenberg, Esquire, Young, Conaway, Stargatt Taylor, Wilmington, Delaware; counsel for defendant Robert Fox. MEMORANDUM
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 35,740 times 140 Legal AnalysesHolding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
Rule 501 - Privilege in General
Fed. R. Evid. 501 Cited 4,130 times 21 Legal AnalysesRecognizing that "in a civil case, state law governs privilege regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rule of decision"