Otiji v. Heyman’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
May 2018
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 5 U.S.C. § 7703
Relies on Williams v. Department of Army · Smith v. Horner
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To hold otherwise, especially where, as here, petitioner was represented by counsel, would be to encourage tactics `designed to circumvent the Federal Circuit's effort to prevent litigants from seeking, in this area of review of government personnel decision,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[n]o claim of discrimination... has been or will be made in this case”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Chappell v. Chao
How this case has been treated — in progress
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