Blake v. Gilbert’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 35 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 40 later decisions — most recently April 2017 · most notably Oaksmith v. Brusich (1989), Long v. Long (1991)
2 federal appellate · 35 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 455
Relies on Costello v. United States · Livingston v. Texas · United States v. Haldeman · 16 Cal. 2d 169 - Gonsalves v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n · Saylor v. Lindsley
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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“matters directly or necessarily involved in the matter under review,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Since a lis pendens is a provisional remedy and is viewed as an extraordinary privilege, courts have demanded strict compliance with the statutory requirements. Thus, the propriety of a lis pendens must stand upon the allegations in the pleadings, and the court should look to the primary purpose of the action, as set forth in the complaint or counterclaim. (Emphasis added.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In an action affecting the title to or the right of possession of real property, the plaintiff ... may record . a notice of the pendency of the action.... From the time of recording the notice, a purchaser, holder of a contract or option to purchase, or encumbrancer of the property affected has constructive notice of the pendency of the action....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.