FAIR

v.

HODGES ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• Newcomb v. Brennan, 558 F.2d 825 (7th Cir. 1977)
  …material. We cannot accept this argument. A court may take judicial notice of facts of “common knowledge” in ruling on a motion to dismiss. Robinson v. Mammoth Life & Accident Ins. Co., 454 F. 2d 698, 699 (7th Cir. 1971) (per curiam), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 872, 93 S.Ct. 202, 34 L.Ed.2d 123 (1972). We hold that matters of public record such as state statutes, city charters, and city ordinances fall within the category of “common knowledge” and are therefore proper subjects for judicial notice. We must als…
• Burkett v. Cunningham, 826 F.2d 1208 (3d Cir. 1987)
  …have yet to be shown by Burkett that this is such a case. It is for that reason that a hearing is required to determine whether the requisite prejudice does in fact exist.2 See United States v. James, 459 F. 2d 443, 444-45 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 872, 93 S.Ct. 202, 34 L.Ed.2d 123 (1972) (individual who had already been sentenced on two unrelated charges denied relief after unreasonable sentencing delay on third charge because no prejudice found). The majority also argues that the County has wai…
• Galdino Juarez-Casares v. United States, 496 F.2d 190 (5th Cir. 1974)
  …guarantee, so, in exercising his discretion, the trial judge is bound by both the rule and the Sixth Amendment. Pollard v. United States, 352 U.S. 354, 77 S.Ct. 481, 1 L.Ed.2d 393 (1957); United States v. James, 459 F. 2d 443 (5th Cir.), cert. den., 409 U.S. 872, 93 S. Ct. 202, 34 L.Ed.2d 123 (1972); United States v. Sherwood, 435 F. 2d 867 (10th Cir. 1970), cert. den., 402 U.S. 909, 91 S. Ct. 1381, 28 L.Ed.2d 649 (1971); Lott v. United States, 309 F. 2d 115 (5th Cir. 1962), cert. den., 371 U.S. 950, 83 S.C…