McQueary v. Conway’s Empirical Analysis
614 F.3d 591 · 2010
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Appellate journey
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1292 · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Hensley v. Eckerhart · Friends of the Earth Incorporateds v. Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc · Farrar v. Hobby · United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.
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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A plaintiff crosses the threshold to 'prevailing party' status by succeeding on a single claim, even if he loses on several others[.]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a lasting change in the legal relationship between the parties”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In considering whether a claimant directly benefitted from litigation, we usually measure the plaintiff's gain based on the relief requested in his complaint, not based on the practical significance of the relief obtained. Even a single dollar in nominal damages, the pinnacle of worthless relief, qualifies as a direct benefit.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.