Porter v. Shah’s Empirical Analysis
606 F.3d 809 · 2010
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 66 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White · United States v. United Mine Workers of America · Aka v. Washington Hospital Center · Simms v. Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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 81 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“any combination of (1) evidence establishing the plaintiffs prima facie case; (2) evidence the plaintiff presents to attack the employer’s proffered explanation for its actions; and (3) any further evidence of discrimination that may be available to the plaintiff, such as independent evidence of discriminatory statements or attitudes on the part of the employer.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a subsequent lawsuit will be barred if there has been prior litigation (1) involving the same claims or cause of action, (2) between the same parties or their privies, and (3) there has been a final, valid judgment on the merits, (4) by a court of competent jurisdiction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“could expose [the plaintiff] to removal, reduction in grade, withholding of within grade increase or reassignment”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Rattigan v. Holder
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.