Erwin v. Westfall’s Empirical Analysis
785 F.2d 1551 · 1986
Citation profile
21
cited by 21 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
July 1990
most recently cited
11 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Morrison v. Washington County · Johns v. Pettibone Corp. · Johns v. Pettibone Corp.
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“alleged undisputed facts sufficient to create a material question of whether or not [the] complained-of acts were discretionary.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“'only if the challenged conduct is a discretionary act and is within the outer perimeter of the actor's line of duty.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Westfall v. Erwin“any federal employee is entitled to absolute immunity for ordinary torts committed within the scope of their jobs.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Westfall v. Erwin
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.