Gabelli v. Securities & Exchange Commission’s Empirical Analysis
568 U.S. 442 · 2013
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 5 district · 5 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Second Circuit Court of Appeals)
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 80B · 21 U.S.C. § 335B (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2415 (Indian Claims Limitation Act of 1982) · 28 U.S.C. § 2462 · 31 U.S.C. § 3731 (False Claims Act)
Relies on Wilson v. Garcia · Holmberg v. Armbrecht · Tull v. United States · Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · Wood v. Carpenter
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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Statutes of limitations are intended to promote justice by preventing surprises through the revival of claims that have been allowed to slumber until evidence has been lost, memories have faded, and witnesses have disappeared. They provide security and stability to human affairs.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“an action, suit or proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, shall not be entertained unless commenced within five years from the date when the claim first accrued ... .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“basic policies of all limitations provisions: repose, elimination of stale claims, and certainty about a plaintiff's opportunity for recovery and a defendant's potential liabilities.”
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.