Best v. Boswell’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
January 1983
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Familias Unidas v. Briscoe · Iranian Students Ass'n v. Edwards · Taylor v. Sterrett · Robinson v. Kimbrough · Ramos v. Koebig
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“success on his procedural due process claim against defendant Eagerton was a very minimal part of plaintiff's law suit,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Best v. Boswell“supported by substantial evidence and was not against the great weight of the evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Best v. Boswell“the proper focus is whether the plaintiff has been successful on the central issue.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Best v. Boswell
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.