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cited 4× by 2 distinct cases · "Union Carbide"
223 citation events (23 in the last 25 years) across 36 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Chesley v. Union Carbide Corporation (ca2, 1991-02-25) · Strongest negative: F. David Seinfeld, Leatrice Seinfeld, Frederick Seinfeld v. K. Frank Austen, Duane L. Burnham, H. Laurance Fuller
Treatment trajectory · 1988 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1988 2007 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 34 distinct citers.
discussed Cited "but see" F. David Seinfeld, Leatrice Seinfeld, Frederick Seinfeld v. K. Frank Austen, Duane L. Burnham, H. Laurance Fuller
unknown court · 1994 · signal: but see · confidence high
But see West 14th Street Commercial Corp. v. 5 West 14th Street Owners Corp., 815 F.2d 188, 194 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987) (indicating that even if plaintiffs had no express right of action under the statute, their state claims encompassed a substantial federal question and therefore still presented a federal question sufficient under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 ). 3 .
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Chesley v. Union Carbide Corporation (2×)
2d Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence high
union carbide
discussed Cited "see" CREST INFINITI, II, LP v. Swinton (2×)
Okla. · 2007 · signal: see · confidence high
See Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C., Inc. v. Webster, 256 U.S.App.D.C. 54 , 802 F.2d 1448 (D.C.Cir.1986), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987), where the court stated, "The Advisory Committee Note accompanying the Rule made clear that the new procedure does not supplant but 'supplements the existing practice whereby the examining party designates the corporate official to be deposed." The former procedure, long known to the bar, thus remains available for litigants to employ if they see fit." Id. 802 F.2d at 1451 .
discussed Cited "see" Network Finance Inc. v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
N.Y. App. Div. · 2007 · signal: see · confidence high
Imposition of the above-quoted condition in connection with the dismissal of the action ran counter to the CPLR mechanism for enforcement of foreign country money judgments, which was intended to balance the interests of foreign money judgment creditors and their debtors with the constitutional obligations and public policy concerns of this State (CPLR 5303, 5304; see generally In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India in Dec., 1984, 809 F2d 195, 204-205 [1987], cert denied 484 US 871 [1987]; Banco De Seguros Del Estado v J.P.
discussed Cited "see" Bano v. Union Carbide Corporation (2×)
2d Cir. · 2004 · signal: see · confidence high
See generally In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster, 809 F.2d 195, 197 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Bano v. Union Carbide Corp. (2×)
2d Cir. · 2004 · signal: see · confidence high
See generally In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster, 809 F.2d 195, 197 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Carvalho v. Reid (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 2000 · signal: see · confidence high
See Valentine, 29 F.3d at 50 . “[T]he requisite ‘element of willfulness or conscious disregard’ for the discovery process ... justifies the sanction of dismissal.” Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C., Inc. v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448, 1458 (D.C.Cir.1986) (citations omitted), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Allen v. Exxon Corp. (2×)
9th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Founding Church of Scientology v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448, 1458 (D.C.Cir.1986), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987); United States v. Sumitomo Marine & Fire Ins., 617 F.2d 1365 , 1369 (9th Cir. 1980).
discussed Cited "see" ca9 1996 (2×)
9th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Founding Church of Scientology v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448, 1458 (D.C.Cir.1986), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987); United States v. Sumitomo Marine & Fire Ins., 617 F.2d 1365 , 1369 (9th Cir.1980).
discussed Cited "see" Manela v. Garantia Banking Ltd. (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India, in Dec. 1984, 809 F.2d 195, 204 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987). 20 .
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Hector Mendoza-Oseguera
9th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
In McCarthy v. United States, 394 U.S. 459 (1969), the Supreme Court recognized the importance of the defendant's understanding of the nature of the charge. "[B]ecause a guilty plea is an admission of all the elements of a formal criminal charge, it cannot be truly voluntary unless the defendant possesses an understanding of the law in relation to the facts." Id. at 466 ; see Hayes v. Kincheloe, 784 F.2d 1434 (9th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 (1987). 5 In the present case, the defendant was charged with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1).
discussed Cited "see" Nationsbank of Florida v. Banco Exterior De Espana (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Union Carbide Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, 634 F.Supp. 842 (S.D.N.Y.), aff'd as mod., 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir.), cert. denied sub nom., Executive Committee Members v. Union of India, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987).
examined Cited "see" Whitehead v. Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline (6×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
Nev. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cronson v. Clark, 810 F.2d 662, 665 (7th Cir. 1987), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 (1987); Com. of Pa. v. Porter, 659 F.2d 306 (3d Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 458 U.S. 1121 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" Preston Proctor v. Millar Elevator Service Company (2×)
D.C. Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Founding Church of Scientology v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448, 1457 (D.C.Cir.1986) (“[I]n cases of dismissal imposed as a sanction, the applicable standard of review confines appellate inquiry to whether the district court abused its discretion.”), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" ca2 1993 (2×)
2d Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India in December 1984, 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987). 4 In September 1986, the Indian Government, acting pursuant to its authority under the Bhopal Act, brought suit on behalf of all claimants in the District Court of Bhopal.
discussed Cited "see" Bi v. Union Carbide Chemicals (2×)
2d Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India in December 1984, 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Matao C. Yokeno v. Ramon C. Mafnas
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See West 14th Street Comm'l Corp. v. 5 West 14th Owners Corp., 815 F.2d 188, 195-96 (2d Cir.) (construing complaint for declaratory relief as a coercive complaint to quiet title in order to determine existence of federal question), certs. denied, 484 U.S. 850 , 108 S.Ct. 151 , 98 L.Ed.2d 107 and 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Pariente v. Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc. (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Union Carbide Corporation Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Lockman Foundation v. Evangelical Alliance Mission Evangelical Alliance Mission of Japan Kenneth G. McVety (2×)
9th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster, 809 F.2d 195, 199, 202 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987); Danser v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., 86 F.R.D. 120, 122 (S.D.N.Y.1980).
discussed Cited "see" Chesley v. Union Carbide Corp. (2×)
2d Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster, 634 F.Supp. 842 (S.D.N.Y.1986), modified, 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987) (“Union Carbide").
examined Cited "see" Greening v. Moran (4×)
C.D. Ill. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cronson v. Clark, 810 F.2d 662, 664 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
cited Cited "see" Weil v. Seltzer
D.C. Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Founding Church of Scientology v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448, 1457 (D.C.Cir.1986), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Weil v. Seltzer (2×)
D.C. Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Founding Church of Scientology v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448, 1457 (D.C.Cir.1986), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Box Tree South, Ltd. v. Bitterman
S.D.N.Y. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also, West 14th Street Commercial Corp. v. 5 West Uth Owners Corp., 815 F.2d 188, 196 (2d Cir.) (interpreting Merrell Dow as holding that the federal issue involved in the case was not sufficiently substantial to invoke federal question jurisdiction, because “the federal statute was merely incorporated by reference as a standard of conduct in a state negligence action”), cert. denied 484 U.S. 850 , 108 S.Ct. 151 , 98 L.Ed.2d 107 and 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Board of Managers of the Charles House Condominium v. Infinity Corp.
S.D.N.Y. · 1993 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare West 14th Street Commercial Corp. v. 5 West 14th Owners Corp., 815 F.2d 188, 192 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987) (discussing why a lease is a "contract" within meaning of the Act). 24 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Ruppen v. Ruppen (2×)
Ind. Ct. App. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
IND.CODE 31-1-11.6-28; see also In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India v. Union Carbide Corp. (24 Cir.1987), 809 F.2d 195 , cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 ; Lotte U. v. Leo U. (1985), 128 Misc.2d 896 , 491 N.Y.S.2d 581 (refusal to recognize a foreign sovereign's jurisdiction held proper when the sovereign failed to provide the parties due process).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Alma Torreblanca De Aguilar v. Boeing Co. (2×)
E.D. Tex. · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See e.g., In re Union Carbide Corp., Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, 809 F.2d 195, 199-200 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." ca9 1992 (2×)
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C., Inc. v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448 (D.C.Cir.1986) (church's action against the FBI alleging an "extensive campaign of government harassment" dismissed for failure to comply with a discovery order), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987); Church of Scientology of California v. Foley, 640 F.2d 1335 (D.C.Cir.) (per curiam) (en banc) (statute of limitations barred case seeking civil damages against employees of the Department of Labor, IRS and Department of State for allegedly disseminating false information in …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Church of Scientology Western United States (2×)
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C., Inc. v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448 (D.C.Cir.1986) (church’s action against the FBI alleging an “extensive campaign of government harassment” dismissed for failure to comply with a discovery order), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987); Church of Scientology of California v. Foley, 640 F.2d 1335 (D.C.Cir.) (per curiam) (en banc) (statute of limitations barred case seeking civil damages against employees of the Department of Labor, IRS and Department of State for allegedly disseminating false informati…
examined Cited "see, e.g." Mabel A. King v. James F. Palmer, Director, D.C. Department of Corrections Mabel A. King v. James F. Palmer, Director, D.C. Department of Corrections (4×)
D.C. Cir. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
Under this standard of review, we are not to substitute our judgment of what is "reasonable" for that of the District Court; rather, we are to review the trial court's judgment only to ensure that it is not founded upon an error of law or a clearly erroneous finding of fact and that there is some evidence in the record upon which the court "rationally could have based its decision." Heat & Control, Inc. v. Hester Indus., Inc., 785 F.2d 1017, 1022 (Fed.Cir.1986); see also Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C., Inc. v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448, 1457 (D.C.Cir.1986) ("The abuse-of-discr…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Alaska
Temp. Emerg. Ct. App. · 1991 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., TransAmerican Natural Gas Corp. v. U.S. Department of Interior, 816 F.2d 689 (TECA), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 198 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987); Placid Oil Co. v. Ashland Oil, Inc., 792 F.2d 1127 (TECA 1986); United States v. Hollingsworth Oil Co., 760 F.2d 1295 (TECA 1985).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Page v. Ekbladh (2×)
Pa. Super. Ct. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India, in December 1984, 634 F.Supp. 842 (S.D.N.Y.1986), aff'd and modified, 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir.1987), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1988); Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235 , 102 S.Ct. 252 , 70 L.Ed.2d 419 (1981).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Dukes v. New York City Police Commissioner Ward (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 1990 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd. v. Standard Precision, 559 F.2d 203, 208 (2d Cir.1977) (“Dismissal under [Rule] 37 is a drastic penalty which should be imposed only in extreme circumstances.”) Nonetheless, the “ ‘element of willfulness or conscious disregard’ for the discovery process ... justifies the sanction of dismissal.” Founding Church of Scientology, Inc. v. Webster, 802 F.2d 1448, 1458 (D.C.Cir.1986), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 (1987) (citations omitted).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Ernst v. Ernst (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235, 247, 250 , 102 S.Ct. 252, 261, 263 , 70 L.Ed.2d 419 (1981); see also In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India in December, 1984, 809 F.2d 195, 205-06 (2d Cir.) (circuit court reversed district judge’s imposition of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure’s broad discovery rules on defendant even though judge was attempting to adjust for the more limited discovery provided under foreign law), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 199 , 98 L.Ed.2d 150 *68 (1987).
Cronson, Auditor General of Illinois
v.
Clark, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Illinois
No. 86-1870.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 5, 1987.
484 U.S. 871

C. A. 7th Cir. Motion of petitioner to consider this case with No. 86-1773, Cronson, Auditor General of Illinois v. Madden, Acting Director, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, granted. Certiorari denied.