Shadis v. Beal’s Empirical Analysis
692 F.2d 924 · 1982
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
November 1989
most recently cited
11 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Shadis v. Beal · 520 F. Supp. 858 - Shadis v. Beal
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he federal courts are being required to devote an ever-increasing portion of their time to requests for attorneys' fees. There is a danger that this type of controversy will overshadow the underlying civil rights claims that these lawyers were retained to vindicate.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“procedure that helps to place fee claims in their proper perspective”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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