Mahone v. Ray’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Accordingly, a district court presented with a Rule 60(b) motion aftér a notice of appeal has been filed should consider the motion and assess its merits. It may then deny the motion or indicate its belief that the arguments raised are meritorious. If the district court selects the latter course, the movant may then petition the court of appeals to remand the matter so as to confer jurisdiction on the district court to grant the motion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance · 947 F. Supp. 2d 601 - United States v. City of New Orleans

2. “USDC” is used when referring to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia as the defendant, and the term "district court” is used when referring to the district court from which this appeal is taken. 2 . "We review a district court’s determination that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction de novo.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Tony L. Kight, Sr. v. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

3. “during the pendency of an ap peal the district court may consider a Rule 60(b) motion and if it indicates that it is inclined to grant it, application then can be made to the appellate court for a remand,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 947 F. Supp. 2d 601 - United States v. City of New Orleans