Burchette v. Dumpson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 2 district · 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Members of the purported class may have experienced different treatment from that which the plaintiffs experienced relative to the notice and the opportunity for a hearing. Because of the possible variations in factual situations, it may well be that [the statute] is unconstitutional as applied to certain members of the purported class and yet may be constitutional as applied to others. Where such a line could be drawn is not readily apparent, and it would be much more appropriate to handle difficult constitutional questions arising from the application of the statute to varying fact-patterns on a case-by-case basis rather than in a class action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Mays v. Scranton City Police Department

2. ““The damage which may result from such transfers is irreparable in the true sense of the word. Changes in surroundings and movement of long distances of senior citizens who are suffering from physical and psychological infirmities are likely to aggravate their condition and increase the likelihood of death.” Id. at 819 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 430 F. Supp. 1005 - Klein v. Mathews