Ivy v. Kimbrough’s Empirical Analysis
115 F.3d 550 · 1997
Citation profile
27 federal appellate · 9 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 53 later decisions — most recently July 2023 · most notably Wierman v. Casey's General Stores (2011), Birchem v. Knights of Columbus (1997)
27 federal appellate · 9 district · 1 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1367 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. · Wright v. Associated Insurance Companies Inc. · Koke v. Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the court, with good cause, gave [the plaintiff and his attorney] repeated warning that their claims appeared to be frivolous, that much of their conduct seemed aimed at the media, and that failure to properly pursue this lawsuit risked dismissal and possible sanctions”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“When a motion for summary judgment is made and supported as provided in this rule, an adverse party may not rest upon the mere allegations or denials of the adverse party’s pleading, but the adverse party’s response, by affidavits or as otherwise provided in this rule, must set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial. If the adverse party does not so respond, summary judgment, if appropriate, shall be entered against the adverse party.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“28 U.S.C. 1367(c)(1). Indeed, when state and federal claims are joined and all federal claims are dismissed on a motion for summary judgment, the state claims are ordinarily”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.