Doe v. McMillan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate ·

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

1. “this court's decision as to the District defendants, 412 U.S. at 324 n. 15, 93 S.Ct. 2018, and left standing the denial of injunctive relief, 412 U.S. at 318, 93 S.Ct. 2018. It held, however, that the immunity of the Printer defendants went no farther than that of the Members of Congress whom they served, and that the complaint against these defendants should not have been dismissed on official immunity grounds before the question was resolved”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doe v. McMillan

2. “Among the more common reasons for denying leave to amend are that the amendment will result in undue prejudice to the other party, is unduly delayed, . . . or that the party has had sufficient opportunity to state a claim and has failed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Doe v. McMillan

3. “Under the Supreme Court decision they are out of the case. I don't think you can use a vehicle denominated as an Amended Complaint to state a complete new theory and try to avoid the thrust of the statute of limitations.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doe v. McMillan