Lelsz v. Kavanagh’s Empirical Analysis
710 F.2d 1040 · 1983
Citation profile
21 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 36 later decisions — most recently September 2003 · most notably Edwards v. City of Houston (1996), Guthrie v. Evans (1987)
21 federal appellate · 3 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
Relies on National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New York · United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald · Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe · Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · Tavelman v. United States
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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Factor 1. The length of time during which the would-be intervenor actually knew or reasonably should have known of his interest in the case before he petitioned for leave to intervene. Factor 2. The extent of the prejudice that the existing parties to the litigation may suffer as a result of the would-be intervenor’s failure to apply for intervention as soon as he actually knew or reasonably should have known of his interest in the case. Factor 3. The extent of the prejudice that the would-be intervenor may suffer if his petition for leave to intervene is denied. Factor 4. The existence of unusual circumstances militating either for or against a determination that the application is timely.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the movant's failure to apply for intervention as soon as it knew or reasonably should have known of its interest”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Stallworth is not an algorithm, but a framework for analysis.”
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.