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Cormack v. North Broward Hospital District

United States District Court, S.D. Florida
Aug 27, 2009
CASE NO.: 08-61367-CIV-COHN/SELTZER (S.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2009)

Summary

In Cormack, the district court held that nearly identical language in a letter of determination was "not simply a finding of fact but a legal conclusion that is likely to confuse a jury into thinking that the decision as to whether discrimination occurred has already been made by a federal agency."

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Opinion

CASE NO.: 08-61367-CIV-COHN/SELTZER.

August 27, 2009


ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO BRING IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT


THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Defendant's Motion to Permit Use of Personal Laptop Computers in Courtroom [DE 110] and Plaintiff's Response [DE 112]. The Court has carefully considered the motion and is otherwise fully advised in the matter.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Defendant's Motion to Permit Use of Personal Laptop Computers in Courtroom [DE 110] is hereby GRANTED, and all counsel (Caran Rothschild, Linda Reck, and Kristina Lee Arnsdorff of Greenberg Traurig, as well as Karen Coolman Amlong, William Amlong, Rani Nair Bolden, and Jennifer Daley of Amlong Amlong) are permitted to bring personal laptop computers and associated cables into the Courthouse for use during trial in this matter from September 1, 2009 through September 11, 2009.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida.


Summaries of

Cormack v. North Broward Hospital District

United States District Court, S.D. Florida
Aug 27, 2009
CASE NO.: 08-61367-CIV-COHN/SELTZER (S.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2009)

In Cormack, the district court held that nearly identical language in a letter of determination was "not simply a finding of fact but a legal conclusion that is likely to confuse a jury into thinking that the decision as to whether discrimination occurred has already been made by a federal agency."

Summary of this case from Anderson v. Triad Int'l Maint. Corp.
Case details for

Cormack v. North Broward Hospital District

Case Details

Full title:ANITA CORMACK, Plaintiff, v. NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT d/b/a BROWARD…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. Florida

Date published: Aug 27, 2009

Citations

CASE NO.: 08-61367-CIV-COHN/SELTZER (S.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2009)

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