Behler v. Hanlon’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
7
states following
June 2018
most recently cited
3 district · 8 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636
Relies on Hanna v. Plumer · United States v. Abel · Scott v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · Clark Oil Co., Inc. v. Texaco, Inc. · Hottle v. Beech Aircraft Corp.
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Prior inconsistent statements are admissible only as impeachment, unless they also qualify for admission substantively, under Rule 801(d)(1)(A) (inconsistent statement made under oath at a prior trial, hearing, court proceeding or deposition); as an admission by a party opponent under Rule 801(d)(2), or under some other exception to the hearsay rule.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.