Austin v. Long’s Empirical Analysis
779 F.3d 522 · 2015
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Johnson v. Jones · Behrens v. Pelletier · Pace v. City of Des Moines · Goodwin v. Circuit Court
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] defendant 'may not appeal a district court's summary judgment order [denying qualified immunity] insofar as that order determines whether or not the pretrial record sets forth a”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Berry v. Doss“not have jurisdiction to consider the appeal if 'at the heart of the argument is a dispute of fact.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Riggs v. Gibbs“simply arguing that the plaintiff offered insufficient evidence to create a material issue of fact”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Riggs v. Gibbs
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.