Chavez v. Carranza’s Empirical Analysis
559 F.3d 486 · 2009
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 31 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently June 2026 · most notably Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority (2012), Alexander v. CareSource (2009)
6 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 6A (Sherman Antitrust Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991)
Relies on DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · Hilton v. Guyot · Hartford Fire Insurance Co v. California Merrett Underwriting Agency Management Limited · North Star Steel Co. v. Thomas · F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S. A.
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In such limited circumstances, where plaintiffs legitimately fear reprisals against themselves or family members from the regime in power, justice may require tolling. These circumstances, outside plaintiffs' control, make it impossible for plaintiffs to assert their TVPA and ATS claims in a timely manner.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In order for an issue of comity to arise, there must be an actual conflict between the domestic and foreign law.”
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.