Also known as: ED · E. D. · Eastern District
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An abbreviation designating the Eastern District of a United States federal judicial district.
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Eileen Epstein and Ezra Eastman negotiated a land sale agreement in the E.D. of New York. Only Eileen signed the memorandum. The court enforced the contract against Eileen but dismissed the claim against Ezra because the statute of frauds remained unsatisfied as to him.
Edgar Evers sued in the E.D. of Pennsylvania after a state-law tort claim. The court applied Pennsylvania substantive rules rather than federal common law to resolve the dispute.
Elise Everly brought a constitutional challenge in the E.D. of Texas against a state abortion statute. The court examined whether the statute violated recognized privacy interests under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Emanuel Escobar contested termination of disability benefits in the E.D. of Virginia. The court assessed whether the administrative procedures satisfied constitutional due process requirements before benefits ended.
Empire Logistics beneficiaries residing outside New York received notice by publication in an E.D. of New York trust accounting proceeding. The court evaluated whether that notice adequately protected their due process interests.
Eva Espinosa sought immediate admission to previously all-white schools in the E.D. of Delaware. The court ordered the transfer after finding the segregated facilities unequal and the delay unjustified.
E.D. designates the Eastern District of a United States federal judicial district.
Supporting sources
…339 F. Supp. 986 (Kan. 1972); Y. W. C. A. v. Kugler , 342 F. Supp. 1048 (N. J. 1972); Babbitz v. McCann , 310 F. Supp. 293 (ED Wis. 1970), appeal dismissed, 400 U.S. 1 (1970); People v. Belous , 71 Cal. 2d 954, 458 P. 2d 194 (1969), cert. denied, 397 U.S. 915 (1970); State v. Munson , 86 S. D. 663, 201 N. W. 2d…