Mesa Petroleum Co. v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 455 U.S. 928 (1982). · Go Syfert
Mesa Petroleum Co. v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 455 U.S. 928 (1982). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“noerr holds the antitrust laws are not intended to regulate genuine efforts to secure governmental action. that efforts were genuine is manifested by their success.”
124 citation events (15 in the last 25 years) across 47 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Independence Public Media of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission (paed, 1992-11-18)
Treatment trajectory · 1983 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1983 2004 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 19 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Independence Public Media of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission
E.D. Pa. · 1992 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
noerr holds the antitrust laws are not intended to regulate genuine efforts to secure governmental action. that efforts were genuine is manifested by their success.
discussed Cited "see" Fudge v. Alliant Foodservice, No. Cv 01 0812056 S (Jul. 12, 2002)
Conn. Super. Ct. · 2002 · signal: see · confidence high
See Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno , 454 U.S. 235 , 241 , 102 S.Ct. 252 , 70 L.Ed.2d 419 , reh. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1296 , 71 L.Ed.2d 474 (1981). "[A] plaintiffs choice of forum should rarely be disturbed.
cited Cited "see" Ilusorio v. Ilusorio-Bildner
S.D.N.Y. · 2000 · signal: see · confidence high
See Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235, 254, n. 22 , 102 S.Ct. 252 , 70 L.Ed.2d 419 (1981), reh’g denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1296 , 71 L.Ed.2d 474 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Rappoport v. Steven Spielberg, Inc.
D.N.J. · 1998 · signal: see · confidence high
See Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235, 249-250 , 102 S.Ct. 252 , 70 L.Ed.2d 419 (1981), reh’g denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1296 , 71 L.Ed.2d 474 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Eric F. Weiss Mary E. Weiss v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
9th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Dahlstrum, 493 F.Supp. 966 (C.D.Cal.1980), appeal dismissed, 655 F.2d 971 (9th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Nieminen v. Breeze-Eastern, a Division of Transtechnology Corp.
D.N.J. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235, 257 , 102 S.Ct. 252, 266 , 70 L.Ed.2d 419, 436 (1981), reh’g denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1296 , 71 L.Ed.2d 474 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" Karrels v. Adolph Coors Co.
N.D. Ill. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235, 253 , 102 S.Ct. 252, 264-65 , *175 70 L.Ed.2d 419 (1981), reh'g denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1296 , 71 L.Ed.2d 474 (1982); Club Assistance Program, Inc. v. Zukerman, 598 F.Supp. 734, 736 (N.D.Ill.1984). 6 .
cited Cited "see" Central Telecommunications, Inc. v. Tci Cablevision, Inc., Community Telecommunications, Inc. And Telecommunications, Inc.
8th Cir. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Federal Prescription Service, Inc. v. Pharmaceutical Ass’n, 663 F.2d 253, 266 (D.C.Cir.1981), cer t. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982). [13] 693 F.2d at 746.
cited Cited "see" Wilk v. American Medical Association
7th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Federal Prescription Service v. American Pharmaceutical Association, 663 F.2d 253 (D.C.Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982). 4.
cited Cited "see" Wilk v. American Medical Ass'n
7th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Federal Prescription Service v. American Pharmaceutical Association, 663 F.2d 253 (D.C.Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982). 4.
cited Cited "see" United States v. Weiss
C.D. Cal. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See U.S. v. Dahlstrum, 493 F.Supp. 966 (C.D.Cal.1980), appeal dismissed, 655 F.2d 971 (9th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982). 3 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Bruno
Conn. · 2009 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare United States v. Dahlstrum, 655 F.2d 971, 975 (9th Cir. 1981) (retrial is barred when trial court, not defendant, “was the instigator and the primary mover of the events that led to the dismissal of the indictment”), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S. Ct. 1293 , 71 L.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Dionisio
2d Cir. · 2007 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., 16 1 Finally, the district court relied specifically on the finding in United States v. Dahlstrum, 655 2 F.2d 971, 974 (9th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 (1982), that an indictment’s “dismissal is 3 not equivalent to acquittal even if dismissal is ‘with prejudice.’” 415 F. Supp. 2d at 199 (citing 4 United States v. Vaughan, 715 F.2d 1373, 1376 (9th Cir. 1983)).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Edwin A. Neal
6th Cir. · 1996 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare United States v. Dahlstrum, 655 F.2d 971, 973-75 (9th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982) (holding that appeal was barred where "judge was the instigator and the primary mover of the events ... [leading] to the dismissal” on legal grounds) with United States v. Kennings, 861 F.2d 381, 385 (3d Cir.1988) (holding that double jeopardy did not bar appeal of a sua sponte dismissal where defendant did not initiate the proceeding, but "actively supported the judge's legal claim that the government's case against him must fail"). 3 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Indian Head, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation, Cross-Appellant
2d Cir. · 1987 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Federal Prescription Service v. American Pharmaceutical Association, 471 F.Supp. 126, 130 (D.D.C.1979) (efforts to solicit support in a campaign to induce governmental action “were at least indirect attempts to influence governmental behavior” deserving protection), aff'd, 663 F.2d 253 , 262 n. 6 (D.C.Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States Football League v. National Football League (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 1986 · signal: see also · confidence low
(CCH) ¶ 64,527 at 72,926-29 (N.D.Ga.1981); see also Federal Prescription Service Inc. v. American Pharmaceutical Ass’n, 663 F.2d 253 , 263 & n. 10 (D.C.Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982) (dicta).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Hu v. Crockett
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 252 , 102 S.Ct. 252, 265 , 70 L.Ed.2d 419, 434 (1981), reh. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1296 , 71 L.Ed.2d 474 (1982).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Litton Sys., Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
2d Cir. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
The jury could have concluded from this and other evidence of intransigent cutover practices that AT & T’s conduct injured Litton and other terminal equipment competitors. 43 AT & T takes the position that these practices amounted to no more than de minimis injury under Berkey Photo Inc., 603 F.2d at 288-89 ; see also Federal Prescription Service Inc. v. American Pharmaceutical Ass’n, 663 F.2d 253, 268-71 (D.C.Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Litton Systems, Inc., Litton Business Telephone Systems, Inc., Litton Business Systems, Inc., and Litton Industries Credit Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees- Cross v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Western Electric Company, Inc., Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York Telephone Company, Inc., New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, and Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company, Defendants-Appellants-Cross Litton Systems, Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
2d Cir. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
The jury could have concluded from this and other evidence of intransigent cutover practices that AT & T's conduct injured Litton and other terminal equipment competitors. 43 94 AT & T takes the position that these practices amounted to no more than de minimis injury under Berkey Photo Inc., 603 F.2d at 288-89 ; see also Federal Prescription Service Inc. v. American Pharmaceutical Ass'n, 663 F.2d 253 , 268-71 (D.C.Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 928 , 102 S.Ct. 1293 , 71 L.Ed.2d 472 (1982).
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Mesa Petroleum Co.
v.
Kansas Power & Light Co., Inc.
No. 81-711.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jan 25, 1982.
455 U.S. 928

Sup. Ct. Kan. Motions of Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association et al. and Legal Foundation of America for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Certiorari denied.

Justice Brennan, Justice Marshall, and Justice Blackmun would grant certiorari.