Topic: under the law-of-the-case doctrine, an issue decided at one… · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 33 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Escobar-Urrego.

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1 United States v. Escobar-Urrego Anchor
ca11 · 1997
green “under the law-of-the-case doctrine, an issue decided at one stage of a case is binding at later stages of the same case.” 14
2 United States v. Escobar-Urrego
ca11 · 1997
green “under the law of the case doctrine, a legal decision made at one stage of the litigation, unchallenged in a subsequent appeal when the opportunity existed, becomes the law of the case for future stages of the same litigation, and the parties are deemed to have waived the right t…” 9
3 United States v. Escobar-Urrego
ca11 · 1997
green “a legal decision made at one stage of the litigation, unchallenged in a subsequent appeal when the opportunity existed, becomes the law of the case for future stages of the same litigation, and the parties are deemed to have waived the right to challenge that decision at a later…” 7
4 Crown Life Ins. Co. v. Garcia
fladistctapp · 1982
green “courts are forbidden, however from engaging in any such rewriting process, even in the guise of 'interpreting' an insurance policy against the company.” 3

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