United States v. Devine’s Empirical Analysis
768 F.2d 210 · 1985
Citation profile
22
cited by 22 later decisions
March 1999
most recently cited
18 federal appellate ·
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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he 50-page limitation is a ceiling, not a floor, and a ceiling we rarely allow to be pierced”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a] party should not attempt to present us with a fait accompli by submitting an oversize brief before his motion for leave to file such a brief has been acted on.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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