Morton v. Delta Mining, Inc. Rogers C. B. Morton’s Empirical Analysis
495 F.2d 38 · 1974
Citation profile
12 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Appellate journey
Relationships
Relies on Greater Boston Television Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission, Whdh, Inc., a Massachusettscorporation, Intervenor. Whdh, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Greater Boston Televisioncorporation, a Massachusetts Corporation, Intervenor. Charles River Civic Television, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Whdh, Inc., Boston Broadcastersinc., Intervenors. Whdh, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Boston Broadcasters, Inc., Intervenor. Greater Boston Tv Co., Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Whdh, Inc., Boston Broadcastersinc., Intervenors · Brady v. Ohio · Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission · Boston Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States · Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Ruckelshaus
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.
“the operator's history of previous violations, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the business of the operator charged, whether the operator was negligent, the effect on the operator's ability to continue in business, the gravity of the violation, and the demonstrated good faith of the operator charged in attempting to achieve rapid compliance after notification of a violation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“review of a final administrative determination . . . is rendered practically impossible, or at least vastly more difficult, where the agency's decision is not accompanied by express findings.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“operators' failure to request a hearing in no way suggests that the appropriateness of the penalty amount went undisputed. In each instance, the operators lodged protests . . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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