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sham exception in Colorado

7 Colorado opinions name it 2 courts 1890–2016 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Colorado courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Boardgreen
scotus · 1983 · cited in 2 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 1984–2015
2 sentences

2015All of these applications of the doctrine concerned petitioning the government, in one way or another, to affect legislative or administrative action. [13 In Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. NLRB, 461 U.S. 731, 743-44 , 103 S.Ct. 2161 , 76 L.Ed.2d 277 (1983), the Court again applied the sham exception in the context of a labor dispute, barring the National Labor Relations Board from enjoining a restaurant owner's lawsuit against employees for harassing customers and threatening public safety while picketing.

2015All of these applications of the doctrine concerned petitioning the government, in one way or another, to affect legislative or administrative action. [13 In Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. NLRB, 461 U.S. 731, 743-44 , 103 S.Ct. 2161 , 76 L.Ed.2d 277 (1983), the Court again applied the sham exception in the context of a labor dispute, barring the National Labor Relations Board from enjoining a restaurant owner's lawsuit against employees for harassing customers and threatening public safety while picketing.

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United Mine Workers v. Penningtongreen
scotus · 1965 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2015–2015
2 sentences

2015Noerr, 365 U.S. at 136 , 81 S.Ct. 523 ; see also Pennington, 381 U.S. at 669-70 , 85 S.Ct. 1585 (exempting from antitrust liability lobbying efforts by mining interests directed at executive branch officials to raise minimum wage and eliminate competition by small mining companies).

2015Noerr, 365 U.S. at 136 , 81 S.Ct. 523 ; see also Pennington, 381 U.S. at 669-70 , 85 S.Ct. 1585 (exempting from antitrust liability lobbying efforts by mining interests directed at executive branch officials to raise minimum wage and eliminate competition by small mining companies).

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Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.green
scotus · 1993 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011
2 sentences

2011See Prof'l Real Estate Investors, 508 U.S. at 60-61 , 113 S.Ct. 1920 (holding that consideration of the subjective prong of the sham exception is improper if the objective prong is not first satisfied).

2011See Prof'l Real Estate Investors, 508 U.S. at 60-61 , 113 S.Ct. 1920 (holding that consideration of the subjective prong of the sham exception is improper if the objective prong is not first satisfied).

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Landmarks Holding Corporation v. David W. Bermantgreen
ca2 · 1981 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 1984–1984
1 sentence

1984See, e.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d at 1158 ; Landmarks Holding Corp. v. Bermant, 664 F.2d 891, 896 (2d Cir.1981).

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MCI Communications Corporation and MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Companygreen
ca7 · 1983 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 1984–1984
2 sentences

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

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Otter Tail Power Co. v. United Statesgreen
scotus · 1973 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 1984–1984
2 sentences

1984E.g., Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 700 F.2d 785 , 809 n. 36 (2d Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 984 , 79 L.Ed.2d 220 (1984) 1984); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., supra. Cf. Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States, 410 U.S. 366, 380 , 93 S.Ct. 1022, 1031 , 35 L.Ed.2d 359, 369 (1973), on remand, 360 F.Supp. 451 (D.Minn.1973), aff'd mem., 417 U.S. 901 , 94 S.Ct. 2594 , 41 L.Ed.2d 207 (1974) (noting that the filing of “repetitive lawsuits carrying the hallmark of insubstantial claims [falls] within the ‘mere sham’ exception,”

1984E.g., Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 700 F.2d 785 , 809 n. 36 (2d Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 984 , 79 L.Ed.2d 220 (1984) 1984); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., supra. Cf. Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States, 410 U.S. 366, 380 , 93 S.Ct. 1022, 1031 , 35 L.Ed.2d 359, 369 (1973), on remand, 360 F.Supp. 451 (D.Minn.1973), aff'd mem., 417 U.S. 901 , 94 S.Ct. 2594 , 41 L.Ed.2d 207 (1974) (noting that the filing of “repetitive lawsuits carrying the hallmark of insubstantial claims [falls] within the ‘mere sham’ exception,”

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Colorado. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (23)

CaseCitedYears
Protect Our Mountain Environment, Inc. v. District Court in & for the County of Jefferson green
colo · 1984
2 sentences

2016Id. at 1368-69 . ¶38 A repetitious pattern of baseless litigation is not necessary for application of the sham exception.

2016Id. at 1368-69 . ¶38 A repetitious pattern of baseless litigation is not necessary for application of the sham exception.

32011–2016
California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited green
scotus · 1972
2 sentences

2015And even in one of its strongest statements in support of a constitutional grounding for the right of access to agencies and courts, the Supreme Court indicated that various abuses of the administrative and judicial processes "cannot acquire immunity by seeking refuge under the umbrella of 'political expression.'" Cal. Motor, 404 U.S. at 512-13 , 92 S.Ct. 609 . "15 Whether petitioning the government for the redress of grievances, as protected by the First Amendment, includes every resort to "the channels and procedures of state and federal agencies and courts," id. at 511 , 92 S.Ct. 609 , rega

2015And even in one of its strongest statements in support of a constitutional grounding for the right of access to agencies and courts, the Supreme Court indicated that various abuses of the administrative and judicial processes "cannot acquire immunity by seeking refuge under the umbrella of 'political expression.'" Cal. Motor, 404 U.S. at 512-13 , 92 S.Ct. 609 . "15 Whether petitioning the government for the redress of grievances, as protected by the First Amendment, includes every resort to "the channels and procedures of state and federal agencies and courts," id. at 511 , 92 S.Ct. 609 , rega

21984–2015
Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc. green
scotus · 1961
2 sentences

2015Noerr, 365 U.S. at 136 , 81 S.Ct. 523 ; see also Pennington, 381 U.S. at 669-70 , 85 S.Ct. 1585 (exempting from antitrust liability lobbying efforts by mining interests directed at executive branch officials to raise minimum wage and eliminate competition by small mining companies).

2015Noerr, 365 U.S. at 136 , 81 S.Ct. 523 ; see also Pennington, 381 U.S. at 669-70 , 85 S.Ct. 1585 (exempting from antitrust liability lobbying efforts by mining interests directed at executive branch officials to raise minimum wage and eliminate competition by small mining companies).

12015–2015
Read v. People green
colo · 1949
2 sentences

2003These include People v. Shaw, 646 P.2d 375 (Colo.1982), Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949) and Crawford v. People, 12 Colo. 290 , 20 P. 769 (1889). [2] A later Tenth Circuit case, Mullins v. Evans, 622 F.2d 504 (10th Cir.1980) labeled Mullins' trial in state court a sham in which the defense made every possible attempt to ensure the jury convicted him of first-degree murder. [3] Section 18-3-104(1)(c), C.R.S. (1973), the manslaughter statute which Mullins cites stated: "With intent to cause the death of a person other than himself, under circumstances where the act causing the

2003These include People v. Shaw, 646 P.2d 375 (Colo.1982), Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949) and Crawford v. People, 12 Colo. 290 , 20 P. 769 (1889). [2] A later Tenth Circuit case, Mullins v. Evans, 622 F.2d 504 (10th Cir.1980) labeled Mullins' trial in state court a sham in which the defense made every possible attempt to ensure the jury convicted him of first-degree murder. [3] Section 18-3-104(1)(c), C.R.S. (1973), the manslaughter statute which Mullins cites stated: "With intent to cause the death of a person other than himself, under circumstances where the act causing the

12003–2003
Crawford v. People green
colo · 1888
1 sentence

2003These include People v. Shaw, 646 P.2d 375 (Colo.1982), Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949) and Crawford v. People, 12 Colo. 290 , 20 P. 769 (1889). [2] A later Tenth Circuit case, Mullins v. Evans, 622 F.2d 504 (10th Cir.1980) labeled Mullins' trial in state court a sham in which the defense made every possible attempt to ensure the jury convicted him of first-degree murder. [3] Section 18-3-104(1)(c), C.R.S. (1973), the manslaughter statute which Mullins cites stated: "With intent to cause the death of a person other than himself, under circumstances where the act causing the

12003–2003
People v. Shaw green
colo · 1982
1 sentence

2003These include People v. Shaw, 646 P.2d 375 (Colo.1982), Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949) and Crawford v. People, 12 Colo. 290 , 20 P. 769 (1889). [2] A later Tenth Circuit case, Mullins v. Evans, 622 F.2d 504 (10th Cir.1980) labeled Mullins' trial in state court a sham in which the defense made every possible attempt to ensure the jury convicted him of first-degree murder. [3] Section 18-3-104(1)(c), C.R.S. (1973), the manslaughter statute which Mullins cites stated: "With intent to cause the death of a person other than himself, under circumstances where the act causing the

12003–2003
Robert Henry Mullins, and Cross-Appellant v. Ronald R. Evans, Superintendent, Colorado State Penitentiary, and Cross-Appellee green
ca10 · 1980
2 sentences

2003A later Tenth Circuit case, Mullins v. Evans, 622 F.2d 504 (10th Cir.1980) labeled Mullins' trial in state court a sham in which the defense made every possible attempt to ensure the jury convicted him of first-degree murder. .

2003These include People v. Shaw, 646 P.2d 375 (Colo.1982), Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949) and Crawford v. People, 12 Colo. 290 , 20 P. 769 (1889). [2] A later Tenth Circuit case, Mullins v. Evans, 622 F.2d 504 (10th Cir.1980) labeled Mullins' trial in state court a sham in which the defense made every possible attempt to ensure the jury convicted him of first-degree murder. [3] Section 18-3-104(1)(c), C.R.S. (1973), the manslaughter statute which Mullins cites stated: "With intent to cause the death of a person other than himself, under circumstances where the act causing the

12003–2003
People v. Beach green
mich · 1988
2 sentences

2003Defendant Favors sought an instruction on an intentional act, and this is not the same instruction that Mata-Medina requested. [5] People v. Cornell, 466 Mich. 335 , 646 N.W.2d 127 , 144 n. 19 (2002) calls for a "consideration of the `entire cause'" to determine whether an error is reversible, citing People v. Beach, 429 Mich. 450 , 418 N.W.2d 861 (1988).

2003Defendant Favors sought an instruction on an intentional act, and this is not the same instruction that Mata-Medina requested. [5] People v. Cornell, 466 Mich. 335 , 646 N.W.2d 127 , 144 n. 19 (2002) calls for a "consideration of the `entire cause'" to determine whether an error is reversible, citing People v. Beach, 429 Mich. 450 , 418 N.W.2d 861 (1988).

12003–2003
People v. Cornell green
mich · 2002
2 sentences

2003Defendant Favors sought an instruction on an intentional act, and this is not the same instruction that Mata-Medina requested. [5] People v. Cornell, 466 Mich. 335 , 646 N.W.2d 127 , 144 n. 19 (2002) calls for a "consideration of the `entire cause'" to determine whether an error is reversible, citing People v. Beach, 429 Mich. 450 , 418 N.W.2d 861 (1988).

2003Defendant Favors sought an instruction on an intentional act, and this is not the same instruction that Mata-Medina requested. [5] People v. Cornell, 466 Mich. 335 , 646 N.W.2d 127 , 144 n. 19 (2002) calls for a "consideration of the `entire cause'" to determine whether an error is reversible, citing People v. Beach, 429 Mich. 450 , 418 N.W.2d 861 (1988).

12003–2003
Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau green
ca9 · 1982
2 sentences

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

11984–1984
Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc. green
ca9 · 1983
2 sentences

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

11984–1984
cluster 414451 green
ca2 · 1983
1 sentence

1984E.g., Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 700 F.2d 785 , 809 n. 36 (2d Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 984 , 79 L.Ed.2d 220 (1984) 1984); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., supra. Cf. Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States, 410 U.S. 366, 380 , 93 S.Ct. 1022, 1031 , 35 L.Ed.2d 359, 369 (1973), on remand, 360 F.Supp. 451 (D.Minn.1973), aff'd mem., 417 U.S. 901 , 94 S.Ct. 2594 , 41 L.Ed.2d 207 (1974) (noting that the filing of “repetitive lawsuits carrying the hallmark of insubstantial claims [falls] within the ‘mere sham’ exception,”

11984–1984
Holloway v. Estelle green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

11984–1984
Nerison v. Solem green
scotus · 1984
1 sentence

1984E.g., Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 700 F.2d 785 , 809 n. 36 (2d Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 984 , 79 L.Ed.2d 220 (1984) 1984); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., supra. Cf. Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States, 410 U.S. 366, 380 , 93 S.Ct. 1022, 1031 , 35 L.Ed.2d 359, 369 (1973), on remand, 360 F.Supp. 451 (D.Minn.1973), aff'd mem., 417 U.S. 901 , 94 S.Ct. 2594 , 41 L.Ed.2d 207 (1974) (noting that the filing of “repetitive lawsuits carrying the hallmark of insubstantial claims [falls] within the ‘mere sham’ exception,”

11984–1984
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Litton System, Inc. green
scotus · 1984
1 sentence

1984E.g., Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 700 F.2d 785 , 809 n. 36 (2d Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 984 , 79 L.Ed.2d 220 (1984) 1984); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., supra. Cf. Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States, 410 U.S. 366, 380 , 93 S.Ct. 1022, 1031 , 35 L.Ed.2d 359, 369 (1973), on remand, 360 F.Supp. 451 (D.Minn.1973), aff'd mem., 417 U.S. 901 , 94 S.Ct. 2594 , 41 L.Ed.2d 207 (1974) (noting that the filing of “repetitive lawsuits carrying the hallmark of insubstantial claims [falls] within the ‘mere sham’ exception,”

11984–1984
United States v. Otter Tail Power Company green
mnd · 1973
1 sentence

1984E.g., Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 700 F.2d 785 , 809 n. 36 (2d Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 984 , 79 L.Ed.2d 220 (1984) 1984); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., supra. Cf. Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States, 410 U.S. 366, 380 , 93 S.Ct. 1022, 1031 , 35 L.Ed.2d 359, 369 (1973), on remand, 360 F.Supp. 451 (D.Minn.1973), aff'd mem., 417 U.S. 901 , 94 S.Ct. 2594 , 41 L.Ed.2d 207 (1974) (noting that the filing of “repetitive lawsuits carrying the hallmark of insubstantial claims [falls] within the ‘mere sham’ exception,”

11984–1984
Cale J. Holder, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana v. Arthur Banks green
scotus · 1974
1 sentence

1984E.g., Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 700 F.2d 785 , 809 n. 36 (2d Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 984 , 79 L.Ed.2d 220 (1984) 1984); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., supra. Cf. Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States, 410 U.S. 366, 380 , 93 S.Ct. 1022, 1031 , 35 L.Ed.2d 359, 369 (1973), on remand, 360 F.Supp. 451 (D.Minn.1973), aff'd mem., 417 U.S. 901 , 94 S.Ct. 2594 , 41 L.Ed.2d 207 (1974) (noting that the filing of “repetitive lawsuits carrying the hallmark of insubstantial claims [falls] within the ‘mere sham’ exception,”

11984–1984
Carmack v. Buckner green
scotus · 1974
1 sentence

1984E.g., Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 700 F.2d 785 , 809 n. 36 (2d Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 984 , 79 L.Ed.2d 220 (1984) 1984); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., supra. Cf. Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States, 410 U.S. 366, 380 , 93 S.Ct. 1022, 1031 , 35 L.Ed.2d 359, 369 (1973), on remand, 360 F.Supp. 451 (D.Minn.1973), aff'd mem., 417 U.S. 901 , 94 S.Ct. 2594 , 41 L.Ed.2d 207 (1974) (noting that the filing of “repetitive lawsuits carrying the hallmark of insubstantial claims [falls] within the ‘mere sham’ exception,”

11984–1984
Church of Scientology Mission v. Christofferson green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

11984–1984
Haas v. Hash green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

11984–1984
Lea v. South Atlantic Pecan Co. green
sc · 1916
2 sentences

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

1984E.g., MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 708 F.2d 1081, 1153-55 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 234 , 78 L.Ed.2d 226 -27 (1983); Energy Conservation, Inc. v. Heliodyne, Inc., 698 F.2d 386 (9th Cir.1983); Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., 690 F.2d 1240 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1234 -35, 75 L.Ed.2d 468 (1983); Fischel, Antitrust Liability For Attempts to Influence Government Action: The Basis and Limits of the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 45 U.Chi.L.Rev. 80, 108-10 (1977). 7 Nor does the sham except

11984–1984
Brown v. Lewis green
ind · 1858
1 sentence

1890In Brown v. Lewis, 10 Ind. 232 , it was decided that “if an answer is valid on its face, and no facts exist peculiarly within the knowledge of the court showing it to be a sham defense, it should not be stricken out upon affidavit of its falsity.” But in a subsequent case, it appearing that the defendant in response to interrogatories conceded his answer to the complaint to be false, it was held that it should be stricken out as sham.

11890–1890
Beeson v. McConnaha green
ind · 1859
1 sentence

1890Beeson v. McConnaha, 12 Ind. 420 .

11890–1890

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