Thompson v. Maldonado’s Empirical Analysis
309 F.3d 107 · 2002
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Zervos v. Verizon New York, Inc. · Romandette v. Weetabix Co. · Brown v. Hart, Schaffner & Marx · Boley v. Kaymark · United States ex rel. DeLoss v. Kenner General Contractors 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If a defendant is not served within 120 days after the complaint is filed, the court — on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff — must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In forma pauperis plaintiffs are entitled to use the [United States Marshals Service] to effect service.”
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.