Judicial Notice

Judicial notice may be taken of administrative regulations{footnote} [3482] 44 U.S.C. Sec. 1507; Northern Heel Corp. v. Compo Indus., Inc., 851 F.2d 456, 468 (1st Cir. 1988); Johnson v. Sawyer, 47 F.3d 716, 734 (5th Cir. 1995); City of Wichita, Kan. v. U.S. Gypsum Co., 72 F.3d 1491, 1496 (10th Cir. 1996)(OSHA); California v. Coast Federal Savings & Loan Association, 98 F. Supp. 311 (D.C. Cal. 1951)(banking); Sadowski v. The Gremlin, 147 F. Supp. 869 (D.C. Md. 1957)(Coast Guard); Kohlman v. Smith, 71 F.Supp. 73 (D.C.Pa. 1947)(postal).
McCormick on Evidence Sec. 335 at 939 (3d ed. 1984){/footnote} and orders of any state or the federal government.  Federal courts are required to take judicial notice of the Code of Federal Regulations and contents of the Federal Register.  See CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS; FEDERAL REGISTER.

Relevance and Prejudicial Impact

It has been held that regulations which become effective only after a product’s date of manufacture are properly excluded as substantially more prejudicial than probative.{footnote}Cook v. Navistar Intern. Transport. Corp., 940 F.2d 207 (7th Cir. 1991).{/footnote}

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