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Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.

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Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. - Oral Argument
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Stephen Allan Saltzburg (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Richard Joseph Favretto (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-275
Petitioner: 
Cooter & Gell
Respondent: 
Hartmarx Corp.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
496 U.S. 384 (1990)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 20, 1990
Decided: 
Monday, June 11, 1990
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. , 496 U.S. 384 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_89_275)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Hartmarx Corp., 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor