Bush v. Pitzer’s Empirical Analysis
133 F.3d 455 · 1997
Citation profile
22 federal appellate · 10 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 61 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently February 2019 · most notably Jimmy Walker v. J.T. O'brien, and Joseph W. Finfrock v. Craig A. Hanks (2000), Paul Bowen v. Robert a Hood Fci (2000)
22 federal appellate · 10 district ·
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
Relies on Taylor v. United States · United States v. Watts · United States v. Poff · United States v. Shannon · Bruce Downey v. Joseph Crabtree, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution
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 61 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“involved the carrying, possession, or use of a firearm or other dangerous weapon or explosives.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Pelissero v. Thompson · Orr v. Hawk“[c]ommission of a 'nonviolent offense' makes a prisoner eligible for consideration but does not require the Bureau to grant the boon he seeks. Eligibility is not entitlement.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“An inmate who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 227, Sub-chapter D for a nonviolent offense, and who is determined to have a substance abuse probleih, and successfully completes a residential drug abuse treatment program during his or her current commitment may be eligible, in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, for early release by a period not to exceed 12 months. (a) Additional early release criteria. (1) As an exercise of the discretion vested in the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the following categories of inmates are not eligible for early release: (vi) Inmates whose current offense is a felony: (A) That has as an element, the actual, attempted, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, or (B) That involved the carrying, possession, or use of a firearm or other dangerous weapon or explosives (including any explosive material or explosive device), or (C) That by its nature or conduct presents a serious potential risk of physical force against the person or property of another, or (D) That by its nature or conduct involves sexual abuse offenses committed upon children.”
2 later decisions 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.