Wolfe v. Strankman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 federal appellate · 22 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 147 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the challenger asserts that the allegations contained in a complaint are insufficient on their face to invoke federal jurisdiction.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers · City And County Of San Francisco v. Whitaker

2. “present affidavits or any other evidence necessary to satisfy its burden of establishing that the court, in fact, possesses subject-matter jurisdiction.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ryan v. Salisbury · Ryan v. Salisbury

3. “`Vexatious litigant' means a person who does any of the following: (1) In the immediately preceding seven-year period has commenced, prosecuted, or maintained in propria persona at least five litigations other than in a small claims court that have been (i) finally determined adversely to the person or (ii) unjustifiably permitted to remain pending at least two years without having been brought to trial or hearing. (2) After a litigation has been finally determined against the person, repeatedly relitigates or attempts to relitigate, in propria persona, either (i) the validity of the determination against the same defendant or defendants as to whom the litigation was finally determined or (ii) the cause of action, claim, controversy, or any of the issues of fact or law, determined or concluded by the final determination against the same defendant or defendants as to whom the litigation was finally determined. (3) In any litigation while acting in propria persona, repeatedly files unmeritorious motions, pleadings, or other papers, conducts unnecessary discovery, or engages in other tactics that are frivolous or solely intended to cause unnecessary delay. (4) Has previously been declared to be a vexatious litigant by any state or federal court of record in any action or proceeding based upon the same or substantially similar facts, transaction, or occurrence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 385 F. Supp. 2d 1004 - Wolfe v. George · Wolfe v. George