Singer v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis

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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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[I]t is well established that ‘that acts of a co-conspirator may be attributed to a defendant for the purpose of obtaining personal jurisdiction over the defendant.’ However, ‘the bland assertion of conspiracy or agency is insufficient to establish jurisdiction.’ Instead, plaintiffs must make a prima facie showing of conspiracy. They must allege specific facts warranting the inference that the defendants were members of the conspiracy, and ‘come forward with some definite evidentiary facts to connect the defendants] with transactions occurring in New York.’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 657 F. Supp. 485 - Huang v. Sentinel Government Securities

2. “although this action has been pending for more that a year and plaintiffs' complaint against the attorneys was dismissed more than eight months ago, during which plaintiffs were fully aware of the factual shortcomings of their claim against the Sheriff defendants, they failed to depose the Sheriff defendants or other persons on the issue. 23”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 613 F. Supp. 198 - Singer v. Bell