Ligon v. LaHood’s Empirical Analysis
614 F.3d 150 · 2010
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Appellate journey
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1631 · 49 U.S.C. § 44702 · 49 U.S.C. § 46110
Relies on Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. · Bender v. Williamsport Area School District · Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co. · Schweiker v. Chilicky
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Specific grants of jurisdiction to the courts of appeals override general grants of jurisdiction to the district courts.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a person disclosing a substantial interest in an order issued by the Secretary of Transportation ... may apply for review of the order by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or in the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which the person resides or has its principal place of business.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“a plaintiff may not circumvent the exclusive jurisdiction of the court of appeals by collaterally attacking an administrative order in a federal district court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Kovac v. Wray
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.