741 F. Supp. 77 - Thomas v. Culberg’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “[t]o defeat Insp. Biehler’s and Lt. Walsh’s defense of qualified immunity, the record must show it to be obvious that no reasonably competent officer, after consulting with two attorneys, would have concluded that [East Coast’s] entire inventory should be seized.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. East Coast Novelty Co., Inc. v. City of New York · Beal v. City of New York

2. “In general, probable cause to arrest exists when the authorities have knowledge or reasonably trustworthy information to warrant a person of reasonable caution in the belief that an offense has been committed by the person to be arrested. The existence of probable cause must be determined on the basis of the totality of the circumstances____”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Woodard v. Hardenfelder

3. “either (a) that it was objectively reasonable for the officer to believe that probable cause existed; or (b) that officers of reasonable competence could disagree on whether the probable cause test was met.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Beal v. City of New York