Ron Gilvin, v. Edward Fire’s Empirical Analysis
259 F.3d 749 · 2001
Citation profile
24 federal appellate · 7 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Conley v. Gibson · Finnegan v. Leu · National Labor Relations Board v. Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of America · Victor H. Sparrow, Iii, v. United Air Lines, Inc., et al.
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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The court reviews the district court's summary judgment decision de novo and `we may affirm only if "there is no genuine issue as to any material fact [and] the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“No labor organization shall limit the right of any member thereof to institute an action in any court, or in a proceeding before any administrative agency, irrespective of whether or not the labor organization or its officers are named as defendants or respondents in such action or proceeding, or the right of any member of a labor organization to appear as a witness in any judicial, administrative, or legislative proceeding, or to petition any legislature or to communicate with any legislator: Provided, That any such member may be required to exhaust reasonable hearing procedures (but not to exceed a four-month lapse of time) within such organization, before instituting legal or administrative proceedings against such organizations or any officer thereof: And provided further, That no interested employer or employer association shall directly or indirectly finance, encourage, or participate in, except as a party, any such action, proceeding, appearance, or petition.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“is no justification for such a narrow reading of such an important element of a union member's Bill of Rights”
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.