McDowell v. Safeway Stores, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
753 F.2d 716 · 1985
Citation profile
13 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens · Stanley v. Henderson · Rebuck v. Vogel
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“practical considerations justify the judge's decision not to rewrite those findings which are accepted as proper,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“fail[ed] to demonstrate precisely and with reference to the record why the findings * * * are clearly wrong,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Puckett v. Cook
How this case has been treated — in progress
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