Penate v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis

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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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “when the record reflects no genuine issue as to any material fact and indicates that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Colony Place South, Inc. v. Volvo Car USA, LLC · Segrain v. Duffy

2. “fram[e] the factual events according to summary judgment's traditional leeway to the nonmoving party's version of events, and then ask[] whether, 5 The appellants do not contest in their briefs the district court's rulings on their other remaining claims. - 17 - given that story, 'a reasonable officer should have known that his actions were unlawful.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. City of Biddeford

3. “[a] plaintiff need not find an identical case concluding that a constitutional violation occurred,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Segrain v. Duffy