Fox Herrell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 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 51 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a purely mechanical, computerized, or in short 'ministerial' task, whose performance is unlikely either to generate a new appeal or to affect the issue that the disappointed party wants to raise on appeal from the order of remand.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bankr. L. Rep. P 72,020 in the Matter of Lytton's, Henry C. Lytton and Company, an Illinois Corporation, Debtor. Appeal of Cluett, Peabody and Company, Inc · In Re Schneider

2. “[a]n order upholding liability but leaving damages for subsequent determination is not a final order”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Miscott Corporation · Miscott Corporation Miscott Corporation v. Zaremba Walden Co

3. “The likelihood that the proceedings on remand will moot, or at least alter, the issues that would be raised on appeal from the liability determination, or will raise new issues for appeal and thus lead to multiple appeals if the order on liability is appealable, is too great to make an immediate appeal efficient.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Stevenson v. General Motors Corp.