Zutz v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 federal appellate · 33 district · 3 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 89 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “To survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face. Thus, although a complaint need not include detailed factual allegations, a plaintiffs obligation to provide the grounds of his entitlement to relief requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not do.”

   10 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bakko v. Quicken Loans, Inc. · Thorkelson v. Publishing House of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

2. “could not withstand a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jane Doe v. Dardanelle Sch. Dist. · 353 F. Supp. 3d 847 - Selective Ins. Co. of S.C. v. Sela

3. “[I]n reviewing a denial of leave to amend we ask whether the proposed amended complaint states a cause of action under the [ Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly , 550 U.S. 544 , 127 S.Ct. 1955 , 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007),] pleading standard ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jane Doe v. Dardanelle Sch. Dist.