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a district court by definition abuses its discretion when it makes an error of law.

Cited 265 times across 106 cases. Most often attributed to Koon v. United States, 1996.

Timeline. First cited 1996  ·  peak 2010 (32 pins)  ·  last 2025  ·  spans 30 years  ·  2% of all citations are from the last 5 years  ·  declining
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United States v. George Buck  ·  2025-08-19  ·  Eighth Circuit
M.D. v. Abbott  ·  2024-05-23  ·  Fifth Circuit  ·  2 pin-cites
United States v. Christopher Hester  ·  2023-06-13  ·  Eighth Circuit
In re: Valerie White  ·  2023-04-04  ·  D.C. Circuit
Commonwealth v. Taylor, N., Aplt.  ·  2020-05-19  ·  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Elisa Cruz v. Kevin McAleenan  ·  2019-07-30  ·  D.C. Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Sharyl Attkisson v. Eric Holder, Jr.  ·  2019-06-10  ·  Fourth Circuit
DL v. Dist. of Columbia, Corp.  ·  2019-05-21  ·  D.C. Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
State of Maine v. Abdiaziz Hussein  ·  2019-05-21  ·  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine  ·  4 pin-cites
Sharyl Attkisson v. Eric Holder, Jr.  ·  2019-05-17  ·  Fourth Circuit  ·  4 pin-cites
Sharyl Attkisson v. Eric Holder, Jr.  ·  2019-03-21  ·  Fourth Circuit  ·  4 pin-cites
Morley v. Cent. Intelligence Agency  ·  2018-07-09  ·  D.C. Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
United States v. Harold Hall, Jr.  ·  2017-06-21  ·  Fourth Circuit
United States v. Harold Hall, Jr.  ·  2017-06-01  ·  Fourth Circuit
Demetra Baylor v. Mitchell Rubenstein & Associat  ·  2017-05-30  ·  D.C. Circuit  ·  4 pin-cites
United States v. Hartwell  ·  2016-09-30  ·  Tenth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Manuel Alvarado v. Mine Service, Limited  ·  2015-07-30  ·  Fifth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Oteria Moses v. Cashcall, Inc.  ·  2015-03-16  ·  Fourth Circuit  ·  4 pin-cites
United States v. Sanchez-Leon  ·  2014-08-25  ·  Tenth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Marciano Plata v. Edmund Brown, Jr.  ·  2014-05-28  ·  Ninth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
United States v. Gabriel Llanez-Garcia  ·  2013-11-05  ·  Sixth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
David Pride, Jr. v. M. Correa  ·  2013-07-16  ·  Ninth Circuit  ·  2 pin-cites
David Pride, Jr. v. M. Correa  ·  2012-12-27  ·  Ninth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Djamel Ameziane v. Barack Obama  ·  2012-10-05  ·  D.C. Circuit
State v. Lee  ·  2012-01-30  ·  Louisiana Court of Appeal
United States v. Smith  ·  2011-06-03  ·  Fourth Circuit
United States v. Smith  ·  2011-06-03  ·  Fourth Circuit
United States v. Smith  ·  2011-05-18  ·  Fourth Circuit
United States v. Smith  ·  2011-05-17  ·  Fourth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Rodriguez v. City of Albuquerque  ·  2011-04-14  ·  Tenth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Gilkison  ·  2010-12-30  ·  Fourth Circuit  ·  4 pin-cites
United States v. Ressam  ·  2010-12-10  ·  Ninth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Ameziane v. Obama  ·  2010-10-06  ·  D.C. Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, Inc. v. Mercury Interactive Corp.  ·  2010-08-18  ·  Ninth Circuit  ·  6 pin-cites
Frederick v. Swift Transportation Co.  ·  2010-08-10  ·  Tenth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
United States v. Ahmed Ressam  ·  2010-02-02  ·  Ninth Circuit  ·  4 pin-cites
United States v. Ressam  ·  2010-02-02  ·  Ninth Circuit  ·  6 pin-cites
Ameziane v. Obama  ·  2010-01-08  ·  D.C. Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Desai v. Deutsche Bank Securities Limited  ·  2009-07-29  ·  Ninth Circuit
Desai v. Deutsche Bank Securities Ltd.  ·  2009-07-29  ·  Ninth Circuit  ·  6 pin-cites
United States v. Russell  ·  2009-04-23  ·  Third Circuit
United States v. Russell  ·  2009-04-23  ·  Third Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
Kenny A. Ex Rel. Winn v. Perdue  ·  2008-07-03  ·  Eleventh Circuit  ·  2 pin-cites
United States v. Juda Aguilera  ·  2008-04-24  ·  Eighth Circuit
Koger, Gregory v. Bryan, Walter  ·  2008-04-24  ·  Seventh Circuit
Koger v. Bryan  ·  2008-04-24  ·  Seventh Circuit  ·  6 pin-cites
United States v. Diaz-Ibarra  ·  2008-04-11  ·  Fourth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
United States v. Lopez-Matias  ·  2008-04-10  ·  First Circuit  ·  4 pin-cites
United States v. Wise  ·  2008-02-12  ·  Third Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites
United States v. Nathan Huff  ·  2008-01-30  ·  Eighth Circuit
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