Daniel v. Cantrell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 federal appellate ·

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

1. “avoid interpretations of a statute which would render portions of it superfluous.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Malone · Parker v. Strawser Constr., Inc.

2. “the structure of the statute makes it clear that a civil action may be brought based on only a violation of section (b). Immediately after section (b), section (c) discusses the rules for bringing a civil action. After section (c), sections (d) and (e) discuss receiving personal information into evidence and destruction of old records. If these later sections were to be a basis for liability, it would make sense that the section on civil actions would come at the end of the statute, rather than preceding these sections.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rodriguez v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC

3. “When interpreting a statute, we must begin with its plain language, and may resort to a review of congressional intent or legislative history only when the language of the statute is not clear.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Munson Hardisty, LLC v. Legacy Pointe Apartments, LLC