Gordon v. Softech International, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
726 F.3d 42 · 2013
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2721 (§ 300002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 2722 (§ 300002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 2723 (§ 300002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 2724 (§ 300002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 2725 (§ 300002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 45 U.S.C. § 51 (Federal Employers' Liability Act)
Relies on Farmer v. Brennan · United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · Corley v. United States · Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk · BedRoc Limited, LLC 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A State department of motor vehicles, and any officer, employee, or contractor, thereof, shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person or entity personal information ... about any individual obtained by the department in connection with a motor vehicle record.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Similarly, private citizens or entities ordinarily may not obtain, disclose, or resell personal information unless permitted by statute.”
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.