No. 99-55400’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 68 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When subject matter jurisdiction is challenged under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), the plaintiff has the burden of proving jurisdiction in order to survive the motion. A plaintiff suing in a federal court must show in his pleading, affirmatively and distinctly, the existence of whatever is essential to federal jurisdiction, and, if he does not do so, the court, on having the defect called to its attention or on discovering the same, must dismiss the case, unless the defect be corrected by amendment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 715 F. Supp. 2d 1051 - Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Geithner

2. “Although ordinarily the defendant bears the burden of proving an affirmative statute of limitations defense, here the statute of limitations is jurisdictional, and, '[w]hen subject matter jurisdiclion is challenged under Federal Rule of Procedure 12(b)(1), the plaintiff has the burden of proving jurisdiction in order to survive the motion.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. v. United States

3. “[t]he purpose of diversity jurisdiction is to provide a federal forum for out-of-state litigants where they are free from prejudice in favor of a local litigant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 384 F. Supp. 3d 1124 - Fleming v. Matco Tools Corp.