Defoe v. Phillip’s Empirical Analysis
702 F.3d 735 · 2012
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1257 · 48 U.S.C. § 1424 · 48 U.S.C. § 1541 (Revised Organic Act) · 48 U.S.C. § 1611 · 48 U.S.C. § 1612 · 48 U.S.C. § 1613 · 48 U.S.C. § 1613A
Relies on Erie Co v. Tompkins · Bonner v. City of Prichard · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · Norfolk and Western Railway Company v. American Train Dispatchers Association Csx Transportation Inc
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““[28 U.S.C.] § 1260. Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari “Final judgments or decrees rendered by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari where the validity of a treaty or statute of the United States is drawn in question or where the validity of a statute of the Virgin Islands is drawn in question on the ground of its being repugnant to the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States, or where any title, right, privilege, or immunity is specially set up or claimed under the Constitution or the treaties or statutes of, or any commission held or authority exercised under, the United States.””
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. United Industrial, Service, Transportation, Professional & Government Workers of North America Seafarers International Union v. Government of the Virgin Islands · United Industrial, Service, Transportation, Professional & Government Workers of North America Seafarers International Union ex rel. Bason v. Government of the Virgin Islands“The relations between the courts established by the Constitution or laws of the United States and the courts established by local law with respect to appeals, certiorari, removal of causes, the issuance of writs of habeas corpus, and other matters or proceedings shall be governed by the laws of the United States pertaining to the relations between the courts of the United States, including the Supreme Court of the United States, and the courts of the several States in such matters and proceedings: Provided, That for the first fifteen years following the establishment of the appellate court authorized by section 1611 (a) of this title, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit shall have jurisdiction to review by writ of certiorari all final decisions of the highest court of the Virgin Islands from which a decision could be had....”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. United Industrial, Service, Transportation, Professional & Government Workers of North America Seafarers International Union ex rel. Bason v. Government of the Virgin Islands · United Industrial, Service, Transportation, Professional & Government Workers of North America Seafarers International Union Ex Rel. Bason v. Government of the Virgin Islands“exercised that power, vesting exclusive jurisdiction over local [civil] actions in the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands-now known as the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Vooys v. Bentley
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.