United States Eighth Circuit
US XPRESS ENTERS., INC. v. J.B. HUNT TRANSP., INC., 02-2587
In an action arising from an auto accident, district court did not err in 1) upholding plaintiff's Batson challenge, 2) denying motion for new trial based on newly-discovered evidence where defendant did not exercise due diligence. Absolution of Canadian conviction did not meet the requirements of Fed. R. Evid. 609(c)(1).
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/21/2003
- Published 02/21/2003
Judges
- GRITZNER, District Judge., Before WOLLMAN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and GRITZNER, District Judge.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- W. James Foland, argued, Kansas City, MO (Wm. Clayton Crawford and Jack W. Green, Jr., on the brief), for appellant., Patrick McMonigle, argued, Kansas City, MO for U.S. Xpress., Eric T. Swanson, argued, Kansas City, MO (Theresa Shean Hall, on the brief), for J.B. Hunt Transport.