Irwin v. Mascott’s Empirical Analysis
370 F.3d 924 · 2004
Citation profile
54
cited by 54 later decisions
3
states following
August 2019
most recently cited
16 federal appellate · 4 district · 5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Montana v. United States · Hansberry v. Lee · Walker v. City of Birmingham · Richards v. Jefferson County · Martin v. Wilks
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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] close relationship, substantial participation, and tactical maneuvering all support a finding of virtual representation; identity of interests and adequate representation are necessary to such a finding.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A non-party can be bound by the litigation choices made by his virtual representative,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“California Civil Code § 1719(a) permits a creditor to collect (1) a service charge of $25 and (2) treble the amount of the bounced check if the creditor sends the debtor a certified letter giving him or her thirty days to pay the amount due. If the debtor pays the amount of the check within thirty days, he or she must also pay the service charge and the cost of mailing the certified letter, but is not hable for treble damages.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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