Wyly v. Weiss’s Empirical Analysis
697 F.3d 131 · 2012
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1651 · 28 U.S.C. § 2283
Relies on Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · Montana v. United States · State of New Hampshire v. State of Maine · Kline v. Burke Construction Co. · Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the identical issue was raised in a previous proceeding; (2) the issue was actually litigated and decided in the previous proceeding; (3) the part[ies] had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the issue; and (4) the resolution of the issue was necessary to support a valid and final judgment on the merits.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“a collateral attack on the District Court's findings that the Settlement was fair, reasonable and adequate, that class counsel was entitled to an award of attorneys' fees, and that those fees were fair and reasonable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“actually litigated and resolved in a valid court determination essential to the prior judgment, even if the issue recurs in the context of a different claim.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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