Owen v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
43 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 43 later decisions — most recently August 2024 · most notably Tandra S. v. Tyrone W. (1994), Yarema v. Exxon Corp. (1986)
43 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Kras · Ohio v. Gallagher · United States v. Morgan · Davidson v. Miller · Duncan and Smith v. State
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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Rule 2-507. Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction or prosecution. (c) For lack of prosecution. An action is subject to dismissal for lack of prosecution at the expiration of one year from the last docket entry____ (d) Notification of contemplated dismissal. When an action is subject to dismissal pursuant to this Rule, the clerk, upon written request of a party or upon the clerk’s own initiative, shall serve a notice on all parties pursuant to Rule 1-321 that an order of dismissal for lack of ... prosecution will be entered after the expiration of 30 days unless a motion is filed under section (e) of this Rule. (e) Deferral of dismissal. On motion filed at any time before 30 days after service of the notice, the court for good cause shown may defer entry of the order of dismissal for the period and on the terms it deems proper. (f) Entry of dismissal. If a motion has not been filed under section (e) of this Rule, the clerk shall enter on the docket “Dismissed for lack of ... prosecution without prejudice” 30 days after service of the notice. If a motion is filed and denied, the clerk shall make the entry promptly after the denial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“"For a period of thirty days after the entry of a judgment, or thereafter pursuant to motion filed within such period, the court shall have revisory power and control over such judgment. After the expiration of such period the court shall have revisory power and control over such judgment, only in case of fraud, mistake or irregularity.” (Emphasis added.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Haskell v. Carey“under no conditions be ordered reinstated by any order of Court or otherwise.” The question presented was whether, under Rule 625 a, a trial court nevertheless had broad discretionary power to revise an unenrolled judgment of dismissal for failure of prosecution. There, this Court said:”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Haskell v. Carey
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.