Does the "law of the case" doctrine preclude a court from reexamining an issue previously decided by the same court in the same case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Grason Elec. Co. v. Sacramento Mun. Utility Dist., 770 F.2d 833 (9th Cir. 1985):
1 The "law of the case" doctrine "ordinarily precludes a court from reexamining an issue previously decided by the same court in the same case." Russell v. C.I.R., 678 F.2d 782, 785 (9th Cir.1982).
2 Calif.Pub.Util.Code section 13091 (West 1984) provides:
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