Singh v. Shoney's, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
64 F.3d 217 · 1995
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Waggoner v. City of Garland · Vaughn v. Edel · Norris v. Hartmarx Specialty Stores, 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“1. she is a member of a protected group; 2. she was qualified for the position in question; 3. she was discharged from the position; and 4. she was replaced by someone outside the protected group.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“failed to make out a prima facie case of race discrimination on this record, because she was replaced by a white female.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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