Thomas v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis
470 F.3d 491 · 2006
Citation profile
16 federal appellate · 6 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2679 · 42 U.S.C. § 1997 (Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act)
Relies on Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A. · Correction Officer Porters v. Ronald Nussle · Kreutter v. McFadden Oil Corp. · Wright v. Smith
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 56 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“1. transacts any business within the state or contracts anywhere to supply goods or services in the state; or 2. commits a tortious act within the state, except as to a cause of action for defamation of character arising from the act; or 3. commits a tortious act without the state causing injury to person or property within the state, except as to a cause of action for defamation of character arising from the act, if he (i) regularly does or solicits business, or engages in any other persistent course of conduct, or derives substantial revenue from goods used or consumed or services rendered, in the state, or (ii) expects or should reasonably expect the act to have consequences in the state and derives substantial revenue from interstate or international commerce; or”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In order to survive a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, a plaintiff must make a prima facie showing that jurisdiction exists.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“has been deprived of a constitutional right by a federal agent acting under color of federal authority,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Lombardi v. Whitman
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.