HARKINS ET AL.

v.

INTERSTATE MOTOR FREIGHT SYSTEMS ET AL.

Citator

Cited By (24 total)

• McCOY v. Lansom Newsome, 953 F.2d 1252 (11th Cir. 1992)
  …factual findings. Questions of law are subject to de novo review. An ineffective assistance of counsel claim is examined under the “totality of the circumstances.” House v. Balkcom, 725 F. 2d 608, 615 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, Balkcom v. House, 469 U.S. 870, 105 S.Ct. 218, 83 L.Ed.2d 148 (1984). To prevail, a habeas corpus petitioner must show that his attorney’s performance “fell below an objective standard of reasonableness.” Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 688, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2064, 80 L.E…

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• Jeffrey S. v. State Bd. OF Educ. OF State OF Ga., 896 F.2d 507 (11th Cir. 1990)
  …the magistrate on a pre-trial motion for a preliminary injunction in accordance with 28 U.S.C.A. § 636(b)(1)(B), and that consent of the parties was not needed for such a referral. See Collins v. Foreman, 729 F. 2d 108, 116 (2nd Cir.), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 870, 105 S.Ct. 218, 83 L.Ed.2d 148 (1984) (litigant consent is not necessary for pretrial motion referrals).14 Bryan County argues that the magistrate conducted a full-scale civil trial without the consent of the parties in violation of 28 U.S.C.A. [*51…
• Magill v. Dugger, 824 F.2d 879 (11th Cir. 1987)
  …r to trial. “Pretrial preparation, principally because it provides a basis upon which most of the defense case must rest, is, perhaps the most critical stage of a lawyer’s preparation.” House v. Balkcom, 725 F. 2d 608, 618 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 870, 105 S.Ct. 218, 83 L.Ed.2d 148 (1984). See Weidner v. Wainwright, 708 F. 2d 614, 616 (11th Cir.1983) (“At the heart of effective representation is the independent duty to investigate and prepare”) (quoting Goodwin v. Balkcom, 684 F. 2d 794, 805 (1…

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