Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ex Rel. J. Shane Creamer, and James A. McHale Secretary of Agriculture, in No. 72-1660 v. United States Department of Agriculture Independent Meat Packers and Processors of Pennsylvania and Peters Brothers Meat Market Incorporation, Intervening James A. McHale Secretary of Agriculture, in No. 72-1661 v. United States Department of Agriculture’s Empirical Analysis
469 F.2d 1387 · 1972
Citation profile
18 federal appellate · 13 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 49 later decisions — most recently July 2024 · most notably A. O. Smith Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1282. Inland Steel Company v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1283. Northwest Industries, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1284. Oscar Mayer & Co. Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1285. Merck & Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1286. Hobart Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1287. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1288. Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1289 (1976), Oburn v. Shapp (1975)
18 federal appellate · 13 district · 1 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on South Carolina v. Katzenbach · Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Association v. Federal Power Commission, Blue Ridge Gas Company, Intervenor. Petition for Review of Order of the Federal Power Commission, No. 14583. Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Association v. Federal Power Commission, Appeal From United States District Court for the District of Columbia · National Land & Investment Co. v. Specter · Croskey Street Concerned Citizens v. Romney
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 49 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““(1) Did the Plaintiff make a strong showing that it is likely to prevail on the merits? (2) Did the Plaintiff show that without such relief it will be irreparably injured? (3) Would the grant of a preliminary injunction substantially have harmed other parties interested in the proceedings ? (4) Where lies the public interest?””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“. . . determining whether there has been an abuse of discretion, an error of law or a clear mistake in the consideration of the proof. National Land & Investment Co. v. Specter, 428 F.2d 91 , 95 (3d Cir. 1970).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Punnett v. Carter · Oburn v. Shapp“A finding of no irreparable harm is itself sufficient to uphold the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction as a proper exercise of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Oburn v. Shapp
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.