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Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard

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Lawrence G. Wallace (argued the cause for the United States et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-441
Petitioner: 
Gulf Oil Co.
Respondent: 
Bernard
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
452 U.S. 89 (1981)
Argued: 
Monday, March 30, 1981
Decided: 
Monday, June 1, 1981
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard , 452 U.S. 89 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_80_441)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Bernard, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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Stewart
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White
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Marshall
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Blackmun
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Powell
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Rehnquist
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Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.