It seemed to him that Skinner treated Facher with more respect and deference than he accorded him. Something the judge had said about Facher at the Rule 11 hearing, three years ago now, had stuck like a burr in Schlichtmann’s memory. He recalled the judge saying, “I can’t let Mr. Facher’s judgment be substituted for mine, although I ordinarily would give it great respect.”

Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, loc. 1266