Skoda v. Fontani’s Empirical Analysis
646 F.2d 1193 · 1981
Citation profile
24
cited by 24 later decisions
2
cited 2 times by the Supreme Court
August 1992
most recently cited
15 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc. · Muscare v. Quinn · Coop v. City of South Bend · Murphy v. Kolovitz
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“On remand, the district court should consider whether any special circumstances exist, and if not, should decide the appropriate amount of the fee award in light of these decisions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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