Oxy USA, Inc. v. Babbitt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 2 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “being peripheral, may not have received the full and careful consideration of the court that uttered it.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jimenez v. Sessions · MTI, Inc. v. Emp'rs Ins. Co. of Wausau

2. “establish a comprehensive inspection, collection and fiscal and production accounting and auditing system to provide the capability to accurately determine oil and gas royalties, interest, fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other payments owed, and to collect and account for such amounts in a timely manner.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. OXY USA, Inc. v. Babbitt

3. “require the development of enforcement practices that ensure the prompt and proper collection and disbursement of oil and gas revenues owed to the United States and Indian lessors and those inuring to the benefit of States.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. OXY USA, Inc. v. Babbitt