We might get frustrated by the information explosion and more specifically
by the proliferation of written opinions. A tribute to the late Judge
Alvin Rubin of the Fifth Circuit included this perspective:
"Alvin's habit of writing opinions in nearly all pro se cases reflects one
aspect of his civility. He often deprecated the use of long opinions in
routine cases, but he ordinarily declined to enter one line dispositions.
'Let us write a little,' he would say, and he would then succinctly but
painstakingly explain the court's ruling, especially to pro se and
under-represented litigants."
Edith Hollan Jones, A Farewell to Judge Alvin B. Rubin, 70 Tex. L. Rev. 1,
5 (1991)
I think this makes me admire Judge Rubin even more than the fact that he
quoted "Yertle the Turtle" in an opinion.
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Gallagher Law Library FAX: (206) 685-2165
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