Doe v. Chao’s Empirical Analysis
306 F.3d 170 · 2002
Citation profile
11 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1640 (§ 130 of the Truth in Lending Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 2707 (§ 201 of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 26 U.S.C. § 6103 · 26 U.S.C. § 7217 · 26 U.S.C. § 7431 · 26 U.S.C. § 9701 · 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Carey v. Piphus · Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs · Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · United States v. Nordic Village, Inc.
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(4) In any suit brought under the provisions of subsection (g)(1)(C) or (D) of this section in which the court determines that the agency acted in a manner which was intentional or willful, the United States shall be liable to the individual in an amount equal to the sum of (A) actual damages sustained by the individual as a result of the refusal or failure, but in no case shall a person entitled to recovery receive less than the sum of $1,000; and (B) the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Orekoya v. Mooney“For instance, section 4 and subsection (A) could have been phrased in the following, or similar, terms: “the United States shall be liable to the individual in an amount equal to the sum of (A) whichever is greater: actual damages sustained by the individual as a result of the refusal or failure, or $1,000.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In any other action under this section, the court may assess as damages whichever is the greater of ... the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator ... or ... statutory damages of whichever is the greater of $100 a day for each day of violation or $10,000.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.