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“it would be a strange and unworkable rule that required a sheriff, at his peril, to determine the ultimate legal validity of every warrant - regular on its face and issued by proper authority - before serving it.”
89 citation events (9 in the last 25 years) across 32 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Steven Whiting v. George I. Kirk, Jr., Robert S. Choquette, Steven Whiting v. George I. Kirk, Jr. (ca1, 1992-04-06)
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Top citers, strongest first. 19 distinct citers. How cited ↗
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Steven Whiting v. George I. Kirk, Jr., Robert S. Choquette, Steven Whiting v. George I. Kirk, Jr. (2×)
1st Cir. · 1992 · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence low
it would be a strange and unworkable rule that required a sheriff, at his peril, to determine the ultimate legal validity of every warrant - regular on its face and issued by proper authority - before serving it.
discussed Cited "see" National Peregrine, Inc. v. Capitol Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Denver (In Re Peregrine Entertainment, Ltd.)
C.D. Cal. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Dancing v. Pacific Propeller, Inc. (In re Holiday Airlines Corp.), 620 F.2d 731 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 269 , 66 L.Ed.2d 130 (1980); Red Carpet Homes of Johnstown, Inc. v. Gerling (In re Knapp), 575 F.2d 341, 343 (2d Cir.1978); UCC § 9401, Official Comment H 1.
cited Cited "see" Hamrick v. City of Eustace
E.D. Tex. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Turner v. Baynes, 611 F.2d 92, 93 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 269 , 66 L.Ed.2d 129 (1980); see also Hamill v. Wright, 870 F.2d 1032 , 1036*(5th Cir.1989).
discussed Cited "see" Mildred Goans v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
6th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Ogiony v. Commissioner, 617 F.2d 14 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 (1980). 4 Finally, this Court concludes that double costs and attorney fees should be imposed against petitioner due to the frivolous nature of this appeal.
cited Cited "see" Friends of the Earth v. Hintz
9th Cir. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Save the Bay, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 610 F.2d 322, 325 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 269 , 66 L.Ed.2d 130 (1980).
cited Cited "see" Friends of the Earth v. Hintz
9th Cir. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Save the Bay, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 610 F.2d 322, 325 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 269 , 66 L.Ed.2d 130 (1980).
cited Cited "see" Commonwealth v. Nadworny
Mass. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See id., citing Fisher v. United States, 425 U.S. 391, 411-413 (1976).
discussed Cited "see" Druckenmiller v. United States
E.D. Pa. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See, Turner v. Raynes, 611 F.2d 92, 93 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 269 , 66 L.Ed.2d 129 (1980) (sheriff need not determine “ultimate legal validity” of warrant before serving it); Atkins v. Lanning, 556 F.2d 485, 487 (10th Cir. 1977) (per curiam) (no liability where police officer makes an arrest pursuant to a valid warrant); Perry v. Jones, 506 F.2d 778, 780 (5th Cir. 1975) (same); Bezdek v. City of Elmhurst, 70 F.R.D. 636, 639 (N.D.Ill.1976) (same).
cited Cited "see" Kondrat
Ct. Cl. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See, Ramirez v. United States, 224 Ct.Cl. 645 , cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 (1980); Vlahakis v. The United States, 215 Ct.Cl. 1018 (1978).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Commonwealth v. Gelfgatt (2×)
Mass. · 2014 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Commonwealth v. Hughes, 380 Mass. 583, 588 , cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 (1980).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Commonwealth v. Hanright
Mass. · 2013 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare, e.g., Commonwealth v. Trapp, 396 Mass. 202, 212 (1985), S.C., 423 Mass. 356 , cert, denied, 519 U.S. 1045 (1996) (rejecting claim that pretrial discovery orders requiring defendant to disclose nontestimonial, medical and psychological tests implicated Fifth Amendment or art. 12), and Commonwealth v. Brennan, 386 Mass. 772, 779-783 (1982), with Commonwealth v. Hughes, 380 Mass. 583 , 592 & n.ll, cert, denied, 449 U.S. 900 (1980) (order requiring defendant to produce gun effectively compels testimony as to its existence); and Jones v. Superior Court of Nevada County, 58 Cal. 2d 56, 60 (…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Figueroa v. Blackburn
3rd Cir. · 2000 · signal: see also · confidence low
See King v. Love, 766 F.2d 962, 966 (6th Cir.) ("[A]ny statements made by the Supreme Court about judges of courts having only limited or inferior jurisdiction were dicta."), cert. denied, 476 U.S. 971 (1985); see also Turner v. Raynes, 611 F.2d 92, 94 (5th Cir.) (opining that the Supreme Court's pronouncements on immunity for judges of courts of inferior or limited jurisdiction have been "circumspect"), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 (1980).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Robert David Figueroa v. Audrey P. Blackburn
3rd Cir. · 2000 · signal: see also · confidence low
See King v. Love, 766 F.2d 962, 966 (6th Cir.) (“[A]ny statements made by the Supreme Court about judges of courts having only limited or inferior jurisdiction were dicta”), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 971 , 106 S.Ct. 351 , 88 L.Ed.2d 320 (1985); see also Turner v. Raynes, 611 F.2d 92, 94 (5th Cir.) (opining that the Supreme Court’s pronouncements on immunity for judges of courts of inferior or limited jurisdiction have been “circumspect”), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 269 , 66 L.Ed.2d 129 (1980).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Commonwealth v. Fallon
Mass. App. Ct. · 1995 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Commonwealth v. Hughes, 380 Mass. 583, 587-595 , cert, denied, 449 U.S. 900 (1980).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Robert A. Munroe Geraldine Munroe v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
10th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Ogiony v. Commissioner, 617 F.2d 14, 16 (2d Cir.) (circumvention of state usury statutes valid business purpose), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 (1980); Evans v. Commissioner, 557 F.2d 1095, 1099 (5th Cir.1977) (same); Strong v. Commissioner, 66 T.C. 12 (1976) (same), aff'd 553 F.2d 94 (2d Cir.1977).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Morales Borrero v. Lopez Feliciano
D.P.R. · 1989 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Turner v. Baynes, 611 F.2d 92 (5th Cir.), reh’g denied, 614 F.2d 1298 , cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 269 , 66 L.Ed.2d 129 (1980) (sheriffs immunity for execution of valid warrant); Krohn v. United States, 742 F.2d 24, 27 (1st Cir.1984) (a federal official does not violate the Constitution by executing a facially valid state warrant if he does not know that it is invalid).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." World Famous Drinking Emporium, Inc. v. City Of Tempe
9th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Worldwide Church of God, Inc. v. California, 623 F.2d 613, 616 (9th Cir.1980) (state receivership order pursuant to investigation and regulation of fraud in charitable trusts), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 270 , 66 L.Ed.2d 130 (1980); Rosenthal v. Carr, 614 F.2d 1219, 1220 (9th Cir.) (state bar disciplinary proceedings), cert. denied 447 U.S. 927 , 100 S.Ct. 3024 , 65 L.Ed.2d 1121 (1980). 14 Here, Tempe brought a civil action in order to obtain compliance with an ordinance which aims at avoidance of public nuisances.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." World Famous Drinking Emporium, Inc. v. City of Tempe
9th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Worldwide Church of God, Inc. v. California, 623 F.2d 613, 616 (9th Cir.1980) (state receivership order pursuant to investigation and regulation of fraud in charitable trusts), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 270 , 66 L.Ed.2d 130 (1980); Rosenthal v. Carr, 614 F.2d 1219, 1220 (9th Cir.) (state bar disciplinary proceedings), cer t. denied 447 U.S. 927 , 100 S.Ct. 3024 , 65 L.Ed.2d 1121 (1980).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Hayes v. Quincy (In Re WPMK Corp.)
D. Haw. · 1986 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also In re Holiday Airlines Corp., 620 F.2d 731, 733-34 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 900 , 101 S.Ct. 269 , 66 L.Ed.2d 130 (1980).
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Massachusetts
v.
Hughes
No. 80-156.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 14, 1980.
449 U.S. 900

Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.