Bixler v. Foster’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 federal appellate · 26 district · 1 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 108 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'it remains for the court to consider whether the unchallenged facts constitute a legitimate cause of action, since a party in default does not admit mere conclusions of law.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ross v. Jenkins · Richins v. Bank of America Home Loans (In Re Richins)

2. “Threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Moore v. Kobach · Gutierrez v. Torres

3. “[T]o state a claim under civil RICO, the plaintiff is required to show that a RICO predicate offense “not only was a ‘but for’ cause of his injury, but was the proximate cause as well.” Proximate cause for RICO purposes ... should be evaluated in light of its common-law foundations; proximate cause thus requires “some direct relation between the injury asserted and the injurious conduct alleged.” A link that is “too remote,” “purely contingent,” or “indirect]” is insufficient.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 935 F. Supp. 2d 1128 - Henson v. Bank of America