717 F. Supp. 878 - Thomas v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 22 U.S.C. § 4140 · 28 U.S.C. § 2111 · 5 U.S.C. § 706
Relies on Carey v. Piphus · Patkus v. Sangamon-Cass Consortium · Hogue v. Clinton · Shepherd v. Merit Systems Protection Board · Okeson v. Tolley School District No. 25
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“All career members of the Foreign Service who have been in present class or previous equivalent class for a total of 1 year or more ... will be reviewed for possible referral to an appropriate Performance Standards Board for consideration for selection-out for failing to maintain the standards of performance for their class....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Thomas v. Baker
How this case has been treated — in progress
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