Damasco v. Clearwire Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
662 F.3d 891 · 2011
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 6 district · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 47 U.S.C. § 227
Relies on Sosna v. Iowa · Spencer v. Kemna · United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty · Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. · Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Roper
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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To allow a case, not certified as a class action and with no motion for class certification even pending, to continue in federal court when the sole plaintiff no longer maintains a personal stake defies the limits on federal jurisdiction expressed in Article III. That the complaint identifies the suit as a class action is not enough by itself to keep the case in federal court. Even when a complaint clearly and in great detail describes the suit as a class action suit, if the plaintiff does not seek class certification, then dismissal of the plaintiffs claim terminates the suit.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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