Topalian v. Ehrman’s Empirical Analysis
3 F.3d 931 · 1993
Citation profile
17 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 61 later decisions — most recently December 2019 · most notably Federal Deposit Insurance v. Conner (1994), Childs v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance (1994)
17 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 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
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1927
Relies on Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper · National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc. · Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc. · Penson v. Ohio · Pavelic v. Marvel Entertainment Group
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 61 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) What conduct is being punished or is sought to be deterred by the sanction; (2) What expenses or costs were caused by the violation of the rule; (3) Were the costs and expenses “reasonable,” as opposed to self-imposed, mitigata-ble, or the result of delay in seeking court intervention; and (4) Was the sanction the least severe sanction adequate to achieve the purpose of the rule under which it was imposed.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“If the sanctions imposed are substantial in amount, type, or effect, appellate review of such awards will be inherently more rigorous; such sanctions must be quantifiable with some precision.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Every pleading, motion, and other paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney’s individual name, whose address shall be stated. A party who is not represented by an attorney shall sign the party's pleading, motion, or other paper and state the party's address. Except when otherwise specifically provided by rule or statute, pleadings need not be verified or accompanied by affidavit. The rule in equity that the averments of an answer under oath must be overcome by the testimony of two witnesses or of one witness sustained by corroborating circumstances is abolished. The signature of an attorney or party constitutes a certificate by the signer that the signer has read the pleading, motion, or other paper, that to the best of the signer's knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is not signed, it shall be stricken unless it is signed promptly after the omission is called to the attention of the pleader or movant. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is signed in violation of this rule, the court, upon motion or upon its own initiative, shall impose upon th”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. McLaurin v. Werner
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.