Levin v. Gillespie’s Empirical Analysis

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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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In a case similar to this one involving a writ of habeas corpus, Nelson v. Peckham, 4 Cir., 210 F.2d 574 , the Circuit Court directed the District Court to order that appellant be released from service unless accorded rank or grade as provided by the statute. “In accordance with this decision, and the directions contained therein, and after fully considering all the files and records in said proceeding, and good cause appearing it is by the Court “Ordered that petitioner herein be discharged from service unless accorded the rank or grade as provided by 67 Stat. 86 , 50 U.S.C.Appendix, § 454a. “It is further ordered that respondent’s motion to set aside the submission of the writ of habeas corpus herein on the suggestion that said writ is moot is denied.” 121 F.Supp. 239 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Levin v. Gillespie