Puchner v. Hepperla’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 226 Wis. 2d 738 - City of Sun Prairie v. Davis · 138 Wis. 2d 1 - Rupert v. Home Mutual Insurance · 174 Wis. 2d 745 - In Re Paternity of Stephanie RN · 161 Wis. 2d 743 - Minniecheske v. Griesbach · 211 Wis. 2d 777 - Village of Tigerton v. Minniecheske
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[fjrivolous actions hinder a court's ability to function efficiently and effectively and to fairly administer justice to litigants who have not brought frivolous actions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a] court faced with a litigant who brings frivolous litigation has the authority to limit that litigant's access to the court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“'[w]hile persons have a constitutional right to access to the courts, that right is neither absolute nor unconditional.'”
1 later decision 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.