Leather v. Eyck’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 federal appellate · 7 district ·

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

1. “applies when (1) the issues in both proceedings are identical, (2) the issue in the prior proceeding was actually litigated and actually decided, (3) there was [a] full and fair opportunity to litigate in the prior proceeding, and (4) the issue previously litigated was necessary to support a valid and final judgment on the merits.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. White v. Prof'l Claims Bureau, Inc. · Of Special Services, Sccc Ammerman Campus Karen Pepe, in Her Official Capacity as Sccc Section 504 Special Needs Counselor, Office of Special Services, Sccc Eastern Campus Judith Bressalier-Kodin, in Her Official Capacity as Sccc Coordinator for Disabled Services, Sccc, Eastern Campus Dr. Lawrence Proper, in His Official Capacity as Head, Department of Psychology, Sociology & Anthropology Joanne Braxton, in Her Official Capacity as Dean of Students, Eastern Campus Dr. Eilane Friedman, in Her Official Capacity as Director of Grants, Sccc, Ammerman Campus Dr. John L. Cooper, President, Sccc, Ammerman Campus Norman F. Lechtrecker or His Successor in Office, in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the Sccc Board of Trustees Sccc Board of Trustees Meryl Rogers, in Her Official Capacity as Assistant Dean of Students and Sccc Disciplinary Hearing Officer Suffolk County Community College Robert Bull, in His Official Capacity as Member Sccc Disciplinary Committee Russel Gussack, in His Official Capacity as Member, Sccc Disciplinary Committee Arthur Kleinfelder, in His Official Capacity as Member Sccc Disciplinary Committee Patricia Yarbourough, in Her Official Capacity as Provost, Sccc Ammerman Campus County of Suffolk

2. “precludes a party from relitigating in a subsequent action or proceeding an issue clearly raised in a prior action or proceeding and decided against that party ..., whether or not the tribunals or causes of action are the same. The doctrine applies if the issue in the second action is identical to an issue which was raised, necessarily decided and material in the first action, and the plaintiff had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the issue in the earlier action.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Plonka v. Brown · 348 F. Supp. 2d 63 - Pack v. Artuz

3. “means simply that when an issue of ultimate fact has once been determined by a valid and final judgment, that issue cannot again be litigated by the same parties in a future lawsuit.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. White v. Prof'l Claims Bureau, Inc. · Of Special Services, Sccc Ammerman Campus Karen Pepe, in Her Official Capacity as Sccc Section 504 Special Needs Counselor, Office of Special Services, Sccc Eastern Campus Judith Bressalier-Kodin, in Her Official Capacity as Sccc Coordinator for Disabled Services, Sccc, Eastern Campus Dr. Lawrence Proper, in His Official Capacity as Head, Department of Psychology, Sociology & Anthropology Joanne Braxton, in Her Official Capacity as Dean of Students, Eastern Campus Dr. Eilane Friedman, in Her Official Capacity as Director of Grants, Sccc, Ammerman Campus Dr. John L. Cooper, President, Sccc, Ammerman Campus Norman F. Lechtrecker or His Successor in Office, in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the Sccc Board of Trustees Sccc Board of Trustees Meryl Rogers, in Her Official Capacity as Assistant Dean of Students and Sccc Disciplinary Hearing Officer Suffolk County Community College Robert Bull, in His Official Capacity as Member Sccc Disciplinary Committee Russel Gussack, in His Official Capacity as Member, Sccc Disciplinary Committee Arthur Kleinfelder, in His Official Capacity as Member Sccc Disciplinary Committee Patricia Yarbourough, in Her Official Capacity as Provost, Sccc Ammerman Campus County of Suffolk