Gunville v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 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 97 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A court may consider only admissible evidence in assessing a motion for summary judgment.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Harris v. Allen Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners · Anderson v. City of Rockford

2. “Until the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Sews., Inc., --- U.S. —, 129 S.Ct. 2343 , 174 L.Ed.2d 119 (2009), plaintiffs could prevail in a First Amendment § 1983 action if they could demonstrate that their speech was a motivating factor in the defendant’s decision. After Gross , plaintiffs in federal suits must demonstrate but-for causation unless a statute (such as the Civil Rights Act of 1991) provides otherwise.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 743 F. Supp. 2d 961 - McDonough v. City of Chicago

3. “A party may not rely upon inadmissible hearsay to oppose a motion for summary judgment.”). Regarding the former, Plaintiff’s grievances constitute records of regularly conducted activity under Federal Rule of Evidence 803(6). To be admissible as a business record,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Birdo v. Gomez