Gibson v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis
587 F.2d 280 · 1978
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 39 U.S.C. § 410 · 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)
Relies on Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. Wilderness Society · Hall v. Cole · Soriano v. United States · Examining Board of Engineers v. de Otero · Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. Robertson
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“By its literal terms § 2412 admits of no judicially fashioned “bad faith” exception. Only exceptions “specifically provided by statute” will subject the United States or its agencies to liability for attorney’s fees. Section 2412 is a limited waiver of sovereign immunity and as such, it’s “limitations and conditions . .. must be strictly observed . ... ””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“nowhere suggested that § 2412's prohibition of attorney's fees contained, by implication, a bad faith exception.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.