474 F. Supp. 2d 41 - Howard v. Gutierrez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 21 district · 1 state decisions

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

1. “[w]ithin 90 days after the filing of a complaint in a case sought to be maintained as a class action, unless the Court in the exercise of its discretion has extended this period.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sakyi v. Estee Lauder Cos. · Capitol Speciality Insurance v. Sanford Wittels & Heisler, LLP

2. “As this Court observed in Howard : The determination of whether a party's neglect is excusable is at bottom an equitable one, taking account of all relevant circumstances surrounding the party’s omission. The court must consider the danger or prejudice to the other party, the length of the delay and its potential impact on judicial proceedings, the reason for the delay, including whether it was within the reasonable control of the movant, and whether the movant acted in good faith.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Smith v. Ergo Solutions, LLC

3. “In determining whether a complaint states a claim, the court may consider the facts alleged in the complaint, documents attached thereto or incorporated therein, and matters of which it may take judicial notice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 543 F. Supp. 2d 15 - Artis Ex Rel. SA v. District of Columbia