Mann v. Castiel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 35 district · 1 state decisions

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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If a defendant is not served within 120 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Does v. Hills · 208 F. Supp. 3d 311 - Bartlette v. Hyatt Regency

2. “The party on whose behalf service of process is made has the burden of establishing its validity when challenged; to do so, she must demonstrate that the procedure employed to deliver the papers satisfied the requirements of the relevant portions of Rule 4 and any other applicable provision of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Marine Wholesale & Warehouse Co. v. United States

3. “when a party seeks affirmative relief from a court, it normally submits itself to the jurisdiction of the court with respect to the adjudication of claims arising from the same subject matter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 296 F. Supp. 3d 66 - Raynor v. Dist. of Columbia