Shelton v. Bledsoe’s Empirical Analysis
775 F.3d 554 · 2015
Citation profile
12 federal appellate · 4 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 2675
Relies on Farmer v. Brennan · McNeil v. United States · Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes · 133 S. Ct. 1426 - Comcast Corp. v. Behrend · Marisol v. Giuliani
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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If a nonmovant shows by affidavit or declaration that, for specified reasons, it cannot present facts essential to justify its opposition, the court may: (1) defer considering the motion or deny it; (2) allow time to obtain affidavits or declarations or to take discovery; or (3) issue any other appropriate order.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A]scertaina-bility is not a requirement for certification of a (b)(2) class seeking only injunctive and declaratory relief.”). . Plaintiffs have not provided any concrete plan for what their”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The key to the (b)(2) class is “the indivisible nature of the injunctive or declaratory remedy warranted—the notion that the conduct is such that it can be enjoined or declared unlawful only as to all of the class members or as to none of them.” ... (citation omitted) In other words, Rule 23(b)(2) applies only when a single injunction or declaratory judgment would provide relief to each member of the class. It does not authorize class certification when each individual class member would be entitled to a different injunction or declaratory judgment against the defendant. Similarly, it does not authorize class certification when each class member would be entitled to an individualized award of monetary damages.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.