Goodman v. Neff’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “(a) A motion by a defendant for leave to bring in a third-party defendant under F.R.Civ.P. 14(a) shall be made within six (6) months from the date of service of the moving defendant’s answer to the complaint.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Oberholtzer v. Scranton · State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America v. Arthur Andersen & Co.

2. “During the six months, and following the initial ten days, the practice in this District is to grant leave to file a third-party complaint, absent a strong showing why leave should not be granted. In effect, during the six month period, the burden of persuasion is on the party who would oppose the filing of the third-party complaint. When the six months have elapsed, Local Rule [24(a)] would seem, by its terms, to bar third-party complaints regardless of circumstances. As has been said, the cases have not construed it literally. The Rule is, however, interpreted to have the effect of placing the burden of justifying a tardy third-party complaint on the defendant who would file it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Delco Wire & Cable Co. v. Keystone Roofing Co.