Klein v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
537 F.3d 1027 · 2008
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (Federal Tort Claims Act)
Relies on Rowland v. Christian · 4 Cal. 4th 1095 - Ornelas v. Randolph · 38 Cal. 4th 148 - Avila v. Citrus Community College District · Aceves v. Allstate Insurance · Ryman v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]t is of no small moment that the federal government owns millions of acres of National Park and National Forest land within the state of California. Shielding the United States from liability for the negligent driving, and possibly for other negligent acts, of its employees on all of these lands may have substantial and negative consequences for the many residents of and visitors to California who make use of federal lands for recreational purposes.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“One who avails oneself of the opportunity to enjoy access to the land of another for one of the recreational activities within the statute may not be heard to complain that the property was inappropriate for the purpose.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“considerations of comity and federalism suggest that the highest court in California, rather than our court, should have the opportunity to answer this question in the first instance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.