Lutz v. Postal Service’s Empirical Analysis
485 F.3d 1377 · 2007
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Yates v. Merit Systems Protection Board · Thomas v. Department of Housing & Urban Development · Gilbert v. Department of Justice · Conant v. Office of Personnel Management · Lary v. United States Postal Service
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“While the question ... is a mixed question of law and fact, where, as here, the facts are undisputed[,] the determination ... necessarily reduces to a question of law. ... Thus, a remand ... is not necessary.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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