Diaz v. Stephens’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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

1. “(1) whether the stay applicant has made a strong showing that he is likely to succeed on the merits; (2) whether the applicant will be irreparably injured absent a stay; (3) whether issuance of the stay will substantially injure the other parties interested in the proceeding; and (4) ... the public interest.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Tai Preyor v. Lorie Davis, Director

2. “[m]otions under Rule 60(b)(6)... require, truly 'extraordinary circumstances' precisely because there is no specification of the basis for relief. Were it otherwise, Rule 60(b)(6) could supersede the companion provisions [i.e., Rule 60(b)(1)-(5) ].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gruppo Formstar LLC v. FM Forrest, Inc. (In re FM Forrest, Inc.)

3. “In applying such a standard, '[i]t is not enough that the granting of relief might have been permissible, or even warranted[ — ]denial must have been so unwarranted as to constitute an abuse of discretion.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Clark v. Davis