Johnson v. Wattenbarger’s Empirical Analysis
361 F.3d 991 · 2004
Citation profile
21 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A. · Bell v. Hood · St Paul Mercury Indemnity Co v. Red Cab Co · Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain · Freeport-McMoRan Inc. v. K N Energy, 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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“events after the suit begins do not affect. . . diversity jurisdiction.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“defendants would never win in diversity cases. They could at best achieve jurisdictional dismissals, followed by new suits in state court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“It is the case, rather than the claim, to which the $75,000 minimum applies.”
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.