460 F. Supp. 2d 259 - McMann v. Doe’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 9 district · 3 state decisions

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

1. “the purpose for the discovery, the ability of the discovery to preclude demonstrated irreparable harm, the plaintiffs likelihood of success on the merits, the burden of discovery on the defendant, and the degree of prematurity.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wilcox Industries Corp. v. Hansen · 765 F. Supp. 2d 87 - Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

2. “Those who suffer damages as a result of tortious or other actionable communications on the Internet should be able to seek appropriate redress by preventing the wrongdoers from hiding behind an illusory shield of purported First Amendment rights.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Solers, Inc. v. Doe

3. “[ejxcept ... when authorized under these rules or by order or agreement of the parties, a party may not seek discovery from any source before the parties have conferred as required by Rule 26(f).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 765 F. Supp. 2d 87 - Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.