Service Foundry Co. v. Donovan’s Empirical Analysis
721 F.2d 492 · 1983
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 651 (§ 2 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970) · 29 U.S.C. § 657 (§ 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970)
Relies on United States v. Powell · Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc. · Securities & Exchange Commission v. Brigadoon Scotch Distributing Co. · Springdale Convalescent Center v. Mathews · West Point-Pepperell, Inc. v. Donovan
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“to carry out their responsibilities under this chapter, including rules and regulations dealing with the inspection of an employer's establishment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a]s long as the Secretary follows [asking not requiring] this practice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“inspect ... within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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