DePlanche v. Califano’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 3 district · 4 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(b) [Disclosure under the FOIA] does not apply to matters that are — * * * * * * (2) related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency; (3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute ... provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matter to be withheld; * * * * * * (5) inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency; (6) personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (7) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information ... (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and in the case of a record or information compiled by criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confid”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 368 F. Supp. 2d 776 - Butler v. United States Department of Justice

2. “The Committee is of the view that special consideration must be given to valid emergency situations, such as an airline crash or epidemic, where consent cannot be obtained because of time and distance and instant action is required, perhaps as a matter of life and death.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Justice v. Fuddy

3. “[g]overnment records pursuant to a showing of compelling circumstances affecting the health or safety of any individual[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Justice v. Fuddy