Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., No. 86-1145

CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
Writing for the CourtBefore CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, BAUER, Circuit Judge, and ESCHBACH; ESCHBACH
Citation230 USPQ 840,798 F.2d 1051
Parties, 230 U.S.P.Q. 840, 1986-2 Trade Cases 67,252 Charles R. CHRISTIANSON, and International Trade Services, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COLT INDUSTRIES OPERATING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.
Decision Date19 August 1986
Docket NumberNo. 86-1145
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  • Air Crash Disaster Near Roselawn, Ind. on Oct. 31, 1994, In re
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
    • October 31, 1994
    ...rights of the parties), not their form, is determinative" of subject matter jurisdiction. Christianson v. Colt Indus. Operating Corp., 798 F.2d 1051, 1055-56 (7th Cir.1986). We begin therefore by examining those allegations: On what grounds do the plaintiffs seek relief? And, who (or what) ......
  • Northside Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Thomas, No. 85-2119
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
    • December 29, 1986
    ...Area School District, --- U.S. ---, 106 S.Ct. 1326, 1331, 89 L.Ed.2d 501 (1986); Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., 798 F.2d 1051, 1055 (7th Cir.1986); Foster v. Center Township, LaPorte County, 798 F.2d 237, 241 (7th Cir.1986). We shall then determine whether Northside's peti......
  • Christianson v. Colt Industries, No. 84-4056.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 7th Circuit. United States District Courts. 7th Circuit. Central District of Illinois
    • March 28, 1991
    ...v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., slip op. 85-2644 (Fed.Cir. Dec. 4, 1985); Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp, 798 F.2d 1051 (7th Cir.1986); and Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., 486 U.S. 800, 108 S.Ct. 2166, 100 L.Ed.2d 811 (1988). The other two appellate deci......
  • LaShawn A. v. Barry, No. 94-7044
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
    • July 9, 1996
    ...147 n. 2 (5th Cir.1983); Amen v. City of Dearborn, 718 F.2d 789, 794 (6th Cir.1983); Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., 798 F.2d 1051, 1056 (7th 2 Commentators have apparently not seen Christianson as wiping the slate clean. Wright and Miller said in 1981 that "[q]uestions of ......
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  • Air Crash Disaster Near Roselawn, Ind. on Oct. 31, 1994, In re
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
    • October 31, 1994
    ...rights of the parties), not their form, is determinative" of subject matter jurisdiction. Christianson v. Colt Indus. Operating Corp., 798 F.2d 1051, 1055-56 (7th Cir.1986). We begin therefore by examining those allegations: On what grounds do the plaintiffs seek relief? And, who (or what) ......
  • Northside Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Thomas, No. 85-2119
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
    • December 29, 1986
    ...Area School District, --- U.S. ---, 106 S.Ct. 1326, 1331, 89 L.Ed.2d 501 (1986); Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., 798 F.2d 1051, 1055 (7th Cir.1986); Foster v. Center Township, LaPorte County, 798 F.2d 237, 241 (7th Cir.1986). We shall then determine whether Northside's peti......
  • Christianson v. Colt Industries, No. 84-4056.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 7th Circuit. United States District Courts. 7th Circuit. Central District of Illinois
    • March 28, 1991
    ...v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., slip op. 85-2644 (Fed.Cir. Dec. 4, 1985); Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp, 798 F.2d 1051 (7th Cir.1986); and Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., 486 U.S. 800, 108 S.Ct. 2166, 100 L.Ed.2d 811 (1988). The other two appellate deci......
  • LaShawn A. v. Barry, No. 94-7044
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
    • July 9, 1996
    ...147 n. 2 (5th Cir.1983); Amen v. City of Dearborn, 718 F.2d 789, 794 (6th Cir.1983); Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., 798 F.2d 1051, 1056 (7th 2 Commentators have apparently not seen Christianson as wiping the slate clean. Wright and Miller said in 1981 that "[q]uestions of ......
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