Collins v. Foreman’s Empirical Analysis
729 F.2d 108 · 1984
Citation profile
46 federal appellate · 6 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 115 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently August 2016 · most notably 135 S. Ct. 1932 - Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif (2015), Gairola v. Commonwealth of Virginia Department of General Services (1985)
46 federal appellate · 6 district · 1 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. § 151 (Bankruptcy Amendments) · 28 U.S.C. § 154 · 28 U.S.C. § 2243 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2403 · 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCann · United States v. Raddatz · Crowell v. Benson
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 115 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary— (1) Upon the consent of the parties, a full-time United States magistrate or a part-time United States magistrate who serves as a full-time judicial officer may conduct any or all proceedings in a jury or nonjury civil matter and order the entry of judgment in the case, when specially designated to exercise such jurisdiction by the district court or courts he serves. Upon the consent of the parties, pursuant to their specific written request, any other part-time magistrate may exercise such jurisdiction, if such magistrate meets the bar membership requirements set forth in section 631(b)(1) and the chief judge of the district court certifies that a full-time magistrate is not reasonably available in accordance with guidelines established by the judicial council of the circuit. When there is more than one judge of a district court, designation under this paragraph shall be by the concurrence of a majority of all the judges of such district court, and when there is no such concurrence, then by the chief judge. (2) If a magistrate is designated to exercise civil jurisdiction under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the clerk of court shall, at the time the action is filed, notify the parties of their right to consent to the exercise of such jurisdiction. The decision of the parties shall be communicated to the clerk of court. Thereafter, neither the district judge nor the magistrate shall attempt to persuade or induce any ”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“The court in which any action is pending may appoint a special master____ A reference to a master shall be the exception and not the rule____ [I]n actions to be tried without a jury, save in matters of account ... a reference shall be made only upon a showing that some exceptional condition requires it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“I would, therefore, hold so much of the Bankruptcy Act of 1978 as enables a Bankruptcy Court to entertain and decide Northern’s lawsuit over Marathon’s objection to be violative of Art. Ill of the United States Constitution.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.