Downey v. Clauder’s Empirical Analysis
30 F.3d 681 · 1994
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 23 later decisions — most recently November 2017
10 federal appellate · 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 18 U.S.C. § 401 · 28 U.S.C. § 1927
Relies on Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America · United States v. Dixon · International Union, United Mine Workers v. Bagwell · Cooke v. United States · Hicks Ex Rel. Feiock v. Feiock
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[c]ivil contempt sanctions are designed to enforce compliance with court orders and to compensate injured parties for losses sustained.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(b) Disposition Upon Notice and Hearing. A criminal contempt except as provided in subdivision (a) of this rule shall be prosecuted on notice. The notice shall state the time and place of hearing, allowing a reasonable time for the preparation of the defense, and shall state the essential facts constituting the criminal contempt charged and describe it as such. The notice shall be given orally by the judge in open court in the presence of the defendant or, on application of the United States attorney or of an attorney appointed by the court for that purpose, by an order to show cause or an order of arrest. The defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in any case in which an act of Congress so provides. The defendant is entitled to admission to bail as provided in these rules. If the contempt charged involves disrespect to or criticism of a judge, that judge is disqualified from presiding at the trial or hearing except with the defendant’s consent. Upon a verdict or finding of guilt the court shall enter an order fixing the punishment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“failed to retain jurisdiction over enforcement of the [parties' settlement] agreement when entering judgment, [the defendant's] breach of contract claim was properly addressed in a separate proceeding”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.