410 F. Supp. 2d 274 - Williston v. Eggleston’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1292 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · Gonzaga University v. Doe · Taylor v. Vermont Department of Education · Arochem Corporation Na v. M Coan · Klinghoffer v. Snc Achille Lauro Ed Altri-Gestione Motonave Achille Lauro in Amministrazione Straordinaria Chasser
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Simply because a question of law has not been authoritatively addressed . . . does not make the question grounds for a substantial difference of opinion [under 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (b)].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re: Weber“justify a departure from the basic policy of postponing appellate review until after the entry of a final judgment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Interlocutory appeal was not intended as a vehicle to provide early review of difficult rulings in hard cases ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ward v. Stewart
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.