PEPI, Inc. v. Pitchford Sci. Instruments Corp., 440 U.S. 981 (1979). · Go Syfert
PEPI, Inc. v. Pitchford Sci. Instruments Corp., 440 U.S. 981 (1979). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“the airline can hardly argue at this late date that the district court abused its discretion in ruling on the summary judgment motion in light of the fact that failed to pursue the procedural remedy which the federal rules so clearly provided.”
339 citation events (16 in the last 25 years) across 46 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Lane v. Department of the Interior (ca9, 2008-05-02) · Strongest negative: State of Illinois v. Sangamo Construction Co. And J. L. Simmons Company, Inc., Defendants (ca7, 1981-07-30)
Treatment trajectory · 1979 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1979 2002 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 29 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited "but see" State of Illinois v. Sangamo Construction Co. And J. L. Simmons Company, Inc., Defendants
7th Cir. · 1981 · signal: but see · confidence high
Berkey Photo, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co., 603 F.2d 263 , 309 n.75 (2d Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1093 , 100 S.Ct. 1061 , 62 L.Ed.2d 783 (1980); Ott v. Speedwriting Publishing Co., 518 F.2d 1143 , 1149 *866 (6th Cir. 1975); Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hughes, 449 F.2d 51, 81 (2d Cir. 1971), rev’d on other grounds, 409 U.S. 363 , 93 S.Ct. 647 , 34 L.Ed.2d 577 (1973); Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. Goldwyn, 328 F.2d 190 , 223-24 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 379 U.S. 880 , 85 S.Ct. 143 , 13 L.Ed.2d 87 (1964); 6 Moore’s Federal Practice, ¶ 54.71[3] at 1385; but see Pitchford Scienti…
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Lane v. Department of the Interior
9th Cir. · 2008 · signal: see also · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
the airline can hardly argue at this late date that the district court abused its discretion in ruling on the summary judgment motion in light of the fact that failed to pursue the procedural remedy which the federal rules so clearly provided.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Hendon v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
W.D.N.C. · 1986 · confidence medium
Baker v. McCollan, 443 U.S. 137, 140 , 99 S.Ct. at 2689, 2692 , 61 L.Ed.2d 433 (1979).
cited Cited "see" McGLINCHY v. SHELL CHEMICAL CO.
9th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See British Airways Bd. v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 951 (9th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979).
cited Cited "see" McGlinchy v. Shell Chemical Co.
9th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See British Airways Bd. v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 951 (9th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Mesa Verde Construction Co. v. Northern California District Council of Laborers
9th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See generally British Airways Bd. v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 951 (9th Cir.1978) (initial burden of establishing no genuine factual issue lies with party moving for summary judgment), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Mesa Verde Construction Co. v. Northern California District Council of Laborers, Mesa Verde Construction Company v. Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties Conference Board, Defendant
9th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See generally British Airways Bd. v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 951 (9th Cir.1978) (initial burden of establishing no genuine factual issue lies with party moving for summary judgment), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Barnes v. Arden Mayfair, Inc.
9th Cir. · 1985 · signal: accord · confidence high
We agree that “ ‘[substantial evidence is more than a mere scintilla.’ ” Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. CX Processing Laboratories, 523 F.2d 668 , 673 (9th Cir.1975), quoting Consolidated Edison Co. v. NLRB, 305 U.S. 197, 229 , 59 S.Ct. 206, 216 , 83 L.Ed. 126 (1938); accord British Airways Board v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 952 (9th Cir.1978) (“A mere scintilla of evidence will not do____”), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Barnes v. Arden Mayfair
9th Cir. · 1985 · signal: accord · confidence high
We agree that " '[s]ubstantial evidence is more than a mere scintilla.' " Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. CX Processing Laboratories, 523 F.2d 668 , 673 (9th Cir.1975), quoting Consolidated Edison Co. v. NLRB, 305 U.S. 197, 229 , 59 S.Ct. 206, 216 , 83 L.Ed. 126 (1938); accord British Airways Board v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 952 (9th Cir.1978) ("A mere scintilla of evidence will not do...."), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Jerome H. Lemelson v. Trw, Inc., and Conco, Inc.
Fed. Cir. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See British Airways Board v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 951 (9th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 , reh’g denied, 441 U.S. 968 , 99 S.Ct. 2420 , 60 L.Ed.2d 1074 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Laningham v. United States
Ct. Cl. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See British Airways Board v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 952 (9th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S, 981, 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979), reh. denied, 441 U.S. 968 , 99 S.Ct. 2420 , 60 L.Ed.2d 1074 (1979).
cited Cited "see" Terry L. GOICOECHEA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
9th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See British Airways Board v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 951-53 (9th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Sonya Jason v. Jane Fonda
9th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See British Airways Board v. Boeing Company, 585 F.2d 946, 952 (9th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 [ 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 ] (1979); (2) Even assuming access, there was no substantial similarity between the two works under the standards announced by this court in Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions, Inc. v. McDonald’s Corp., 562 F.2d 1157 (9th Cir.1977); and (3) It is proper to dismiss pendent state claims when the federal claim is dismissed prior to trial.
discussed Cited "see" United States Brewers Ass'n, Inc. v. Healy
D. Conn. · 1982 · signal: accord · confidence high
Rather, the court must evaluate each party’s motion on its own merits to determine if summary disposition is appropriate. “[I]t is well settled [however] that even genuine disputed issues of fact will not preclude summary judgment unless they are material to the legal issues in the case.” Milwaukee Typographical Union No. 23 v. Newspapers, Inc., 639 F.2d 386 , 392 n.5 (7th Cir.) (citation omitted), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 102 S.Ct. 144 , 70 L.Ed.2d 119 (1981); accord, British Airways Board v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 952-53 (9th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790…
discussed Cited "see" Claire M. White and John White T/a White's News v. The Hearst Corporation and Old Colony News Corporation
1st Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See British Airways Bd. v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 952 (9th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 , reh. denied, 441 U.S. 968 , 99 S.Ct. 2420 , 60 L.Ed.2d 1074 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Associated Film Distribution Corp. v. Thornburgh
E.D. Pa. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See British Airways Board v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 952 (9th Cir. 1978), cert. denied 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979), reh. denied 441 U.S. 968 , 99 S.Ct. 2420 , 60 L.Ed.2d 1074 (1979) (deposition evidence that plaintiff tried to introduce was not probative with regard to the ultimate issue, the cause of an airplane accident, and did not create any conflict concerning a material fact despite the obvious presence of a factual dispute).
cited Cited "see" Thi-Hawaii, Inc., a Hawaii Corporation v. First Commerce Financial Corporation, a Nevada Corporation, and Ellaric Corporation, a Hawaii Corporation
1st Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See British Airways Board v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 954 (9th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979); Corbin v. Pan Am.
discussed Cited "see" Karl C. Wehr v. The Burroughs Corporation, in No. 79-1265. Karl C. Wehr, in No. 79-2403 v. The Burroughs Corporation. Karl C. Wehr v. The Burroughs Corporation, in No. 79-2404
3rd Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See Pitchford Scientific Instruments Corp. v. Pepi, Inc., 440 F.Supp. 1175, 1178 (W.D.Pa.1977), aff'd without opinion, 582 F.2d 1275 (3d Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 242 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Wehr v. Burroughs Corp.
3rd Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See Pitchford Scientific Instruments Corp. v. Pepi, Inc., 440 F.Supp. 1175, 1178 (W.D.Pa.1977), aff’d without opinion, 582 F.2d 1275 (3d Cir. 1978),- cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 242 (1979).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Mangold v. Analytic Services, Inc.
4th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Capital Investors Co. v. Executors, 584 F.2d 652, 654 (4th Cir.1978) ("the principle [of law of the case] is not absolute nor inflexible."), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979); Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 445 F.Supp. 1368, 1370 (E.D.Va.1978) ("the law of the case doctrine 'is not an inexorable command.' ") (quoting Wm.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Mangold v. Analytic Services, Inc.
4th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Capital Investors Co. v. Executors, 584 F.2d 652, 654 (4th Cir.1978) (“the principle [of law of the case] is not absolute nor inflexible.”), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979); Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 445 F.Supp. 1368, 1370 (E.D.Va.1978) (“the law of the case doctrine ‘is not an inexorable command.’ ”) (quoting Wm.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Gallant v. Kanterman (In Re Kanterman)
Bankr. S.D.N.Y. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
Nassau County 1970) (reference in note to a collateral mortgage did not constitute a qualification of the unconditional promise to pay sufficient to destroy note’s negotiability); with Felin Assoc. v. Rogers, 38 A.D.2d 6 , 326 N.Y.S.2d 413 (1st Dept.1971) (note given in connection with mortgage is not negotiable instrument); see also, Capital Investors Co. v. Executors of Estate of Morrison, 484 F.2d 1157, 1160 (4th Cir.1973), cert. den., 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979) (fact that note was secured by real estate mortgage did not affect its negotiability); Best Fertilizer…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re Paolino
Bankr. E.D. Pa. · 1987 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Pitchford Scientific Instruments Corp. v. Pepi, Inc., 440 F.Supp. 1175 (W.D.Pa.1977) (in allowing prevailing antitrust plaintiff Lexis and other out-of-pocket expenses, court notes that the term “costs of suit” in 15 U.S.C. § 15 encompasses reasonable and necessary expenses of litigation not included in technical concept of “court costs”), aff'd 582 F.2d 1275 (3d Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 242 (1979); Aamco Automatic Transmissions, Inc. v. Tayloe, 82 F.R.D. 405 (E.D.Pa.1978).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Green v. Hughes Aircraft Co.
S.D. Cal. · 1985 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., British Airways Bd. v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 951 (9th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 1074 (1979).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Koehler v. Pulvers
S.D. Cal. · 1985 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., British Airways Bd. v. Boeing Co., 585 F.2d 946, 951 (9th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 241 (1979). 5 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." American Key Corp. v. Cumberland Associates
N.D. Ga. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Pritchford v. Pepi, Inc., 531 F.2d 92, 96-97 (3d Cir.1975) (99% shareholder denied standing), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 242 (1979); Mendenhall v. Fleming Co., supra, at 881; Kauffman v. Dreyfus Fund, Inc., 434 F.2d 727, 732-34 (3d Cir.1970), cert. denied, 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1190 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971); Peter v. Western Newspaper Union, 200 F.2d 867, 872 (5th Cir.1953).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists v. Blue Shield
E.D. Va. · 1982 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also, Pitchford Scientific Instruments Corp. v. PEPI, Inc., 440 F.Supp. 1175, 1178 (W.D.Pa.1977), aff’d, 582 F.2d 1275 (3d Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , *141 60 L.Ed.2d 242 (1979); Blackgold Ltd. v. Rockwool Industries, Inc., 529 F.Supp. 272, 278 (D.Col.1981) (compensating under § 4, of all issues “that a reasonable and prudent antitrust lawyer would have litigated”).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Seigal v. Merrick
2d Cir. · 1980 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare FLM Collision Parts, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., 411 F.Supp. 627, 633 (S.D.N.Y.1976), rev’d on other grounds, 543 F.2d 1019 (2 Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1097 , 97 S.Ct. 1116 , 51 L.Ed.2d 545 (1977) (disallowing compensation inter alia for time spent pursuing “unsuccessful theories of liability”) with Pitchford Scientific Instruments Corp. v. Pepi, Inc., 440 F.Supp. 1175, 1178 (W.D.Pa.1977), affd 582 F.2d 1275 (3 Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 242 (1979) (compensating, under § 4, litigation of all issues “that a reasonable and prudent a…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,318 David Seigal and Ethel Seigal v. David Merrick, William T. Gossett, William R. Hearst, Jr., F. Warren Hellman, H. Blackmer Johnson, John H. Johnson, William C. Keefe, Ralph F. Lewis, Malcolm A. MacIntyre Harry J. McIntyre John T. Pollock, Dennis C. Stanfill, Gordon Stulberg, Gerald Trautman, and John L. Vogelstein, Twentieth Century Fox-Film Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, and Norman Annenberg, Esq., Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Harry Gehler v. William R. Hearst, Jr., H. Blackmer Johnson, John H. Johnson, William C. Keefe, Malcolm A. MacIntyre David Merrick, Harry J. McIntyre John T. Pollock, Ralph Lewis, Dennis C. Stanfill, Gordon Stulberg, Gerald A. Trautman, William T. Gossett, Twentieth Century Fox-Film Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, and Norman Annenberg, Esq., Appellee-Cross-Appellant
2d Cir. · 1980 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare FLM Collision Parts, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., 411 F.Supp. 627, 633 (S.D.N.Y.1976), rev'd on other grounds, 543 F.2d 1019 (2 Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1097 , 97 S.Ct. 1116 , 51 L.Ed.2d 545 (1977) (disallowing compensation inter alia for time spent pursuing "unsuccessful theories of liability") with Pitchford Scientific Instruments Corp. v. Pepi, Inc., 440 F.Supp. 1175, 1178 (W.D.Pa.1977), aff'd 582 F.2d 1275 (3 Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 981 , 99 S.Ct. 1790 , 60 L.Ed.2d 242 (1979) (compensating, under § 4, litigation of all issues "that a reasonable and prudent antitrus…
Retrieving the full opinion text from the archive…
PEPI, Inc.
v.
Pitchford Scientific Instruments Corp.
No. 78-1241.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 2, 1979.
440 U.S. 981

C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.