Jackson v. Mayweather’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “effect on the mind of the reader from that which the truth [i.e., that he was instructed to remain off campus] would have produced.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Karimi v. Golden Gate Sch. of Law · De Havilland v. FX Networks, LLC

2. “'Though mere opinions are generally not actionable [citation], a statement of opinion that implies a false assertion of fact is ....' [Citations.] Thus, the 'inquiry is not merely whether the statements are fact or opinion, but " 'whether a reasonable fact finder could conclude the published statement declares or implies a provably false assertion of fact.' " ' " ( Jackson , supra , 10 Cal.App.5th at p. 1261 , 217 Cal.Rptr.3d 234 .) We conclude that the statement that "Issa [g]amed the system to line his own pockets”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 Cal. Rptr. 3d 809 - Issa v. Applegate

3. “In deciding the question of potential merit, the trial court considers the pleadings and evidentiary submissions of both the plaintiff and the defendant ( § 425.16, subd. (b)(2) ); though the court does not weigh the credibility or comparative probative strength of competing evidence, it should grant the motion if, as a matter of law, the defendant's evidence supporting the motion defeats the plaintiff's attempt to establish evidentiary support for the claim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. De Havilland v. FX Networks, LLC