Edward Dunbar O'Brien v. Frank Sinatra’s Empirical Analysis
315 F.2d 637 · 1963
Citation profile
12 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 29 later decisions — most recently March 2004 · most notably Flaksa v. Little River Marine Construction Co. (1968), Brooks v. Commissioner (1984)
12 federal appellate · 3 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
Relies on Swan Land & Cattle Co. v. Frank · Refior v. Lansing Drop Forge Co. · Olsen v. Muskegon Piston Ring Co. · Refior v. Lansing Drop Forge Co.
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The situation is not unlike Package Machinery Company v. Hayssen Manufacturing Company, 7 Cir., 1959, 266 F.2d 56 , where it was stated, at page 57: ‘We are convinced that plaintiff’s unyielding determination not to define the trade secrets which it claimed were pirated by defendants was solidly arrayed against the almost inexhaustible patience of the district judge, who insisted that plaintiff comply with the court’s orders. For a considerable period of time, plaintiff’s determination prevailed. But, fortunately, the court overcame the inertia in the situation created by plaintiff; it was able to protect itself by invoking rule 41(b) which authorized it to enter the order of dismissal with prejudice, of which plaintiff now complains. We hold that this order was properly entered and it is hereby affirmed.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“inherent power ..., in the interest of the orderly administration of justice, to dismiss for disobedience of court orders.”
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.