Backe v. LeBlanc’s Empirical Analysis
691 F.3d 645 · 2012
Citation profile
12 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Pearson v. Callahan · Les Shockley Racing, Inc. v. National Hot Rod Ass'n
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 58 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[o]ne of the most salient benefits of qualified immunity is protection from pretrial discovery, which is costly, time-consuming, and intrusive.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[b]efore allowing discovery in a matter where qualified immunity is alleged, the district court must first find 'that the plaintiff's pleadings assert facts which, if true, would overcome' a qualified immunity defense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.