Meehan v. Snow’s Empirical Analysis
652 F.2d 274 · 1981
Citation profile
49 federal appellate · 23 district · 11 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 226 later decisions — most recently August 2023 · most notably Meade v. Grubbs (1988), Traguth v. Zuck (1983)
49 federal appellate · 23 district · 11 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Klapprott v. United States · Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,017 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Management Dynamics, Inc., and William N. Levy, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Management Dynamics, Inc., and Samuel D. Hodge · Keegel v. Key West & Caribbean Trading Co. · Williams v. Ward
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 226 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Whether good cause is deemed to have been shown depends on three considerations: “whether the default was willful, whether setting it aside would prejudice the adversary, and whether a meritorious defense is presented.” The decision is committed to the discretion of the district court, but “[a]n abuse of discretion need not be glaring to justify reversal.” The narrow scope of the district court’s discretion stems from “strong policies favoring the resolution of genuine disputes on the merits,” and for the same reasons, “doubts are to be resolved in favor of a trial on the merits.””
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[i]f that motion [to vacate a default] ... is unsuccessful, ... judgment by default may be entered”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“for a sum certain or for a sum which can by computation be made, certain” upon an affidavit of the amount due. . Fed.R.Civ.P. 55(c) reads: "For good cause shown the court may set aside an entry of default and, if a judgment by default has been entered, may likewise set it aside in accordance with Rule 60(b).” Id. . The court notes, however, that "[e]ntering a default pursuant to Rule 55(a) and affording a defendant an opportunity to move to vacate it pursuant to Rule 55(c) is the preferable course____”
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.