Brooks v. Fitch’s Empirical Analysis
642 F.2d 46 · 1981
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
March 1991
most recently cited
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Kushner v. Winterthur Swiss Insurance
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“an express determination that there is no just reason for delay ... on express direction for the entry of judgment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ortiz v. Eichler“summary judgment as to the claims arising under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Brooks v. Fitch
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.