Viacom International, Inc. v. Kearney’s Empirical Analysis
212 F.3d 721 · 2000
Citation profile
22 federal appellate · 8 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger · Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson · Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht · William Shields v. Robert R Barrow · Purgess v. Sharrock
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 90 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) in the person’s absence complete relief cannot be accorded among those already parties, or (2) the person claims an interest relating to the subject of the action and is so situated that the disposition of the action in the person’s absence may (i) as a practical matter impair or impede the person’s ability to protect that interest or (ii) leave any of the persons already parties subject to a substantial risk of incurring double, multiple, or otherwise inconsistent obligations by reason of the claimed interest.”
22 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) the extent to which a judgment rendered in the person’s absence might prejudice that person or the existing parties; (2) the extent to which any prejudice could be lessened or avoided by: (A) protective provisions in the judgment; (B) shaping the relief; or (C) other measures; (3) whether a judgment rendered in the person’s absence would be adequate; and (4) whether the plaintiff would have an adequate remedy if the action were dismissed for nonjoinder.”
11 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“claims by persons proposed to be joined as plaintiffs under Rule 19 ... or seeking to intervene as plaintiffs under Rule 24.”
6 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.