Beyah v. Coughlin’s Empirical Analysis

789 F.2d 986 · 1986

Citation profile

100

cited by 100 later decisions

states following

September 2018

most recently cited

26 federal appellate · 8 district · 1 state decisions

How this case has been cited

Cited by 100 later decisions — most recently September 2018 · most notably Cruden Sa v. Bank of New York (1992), Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. v. Salvino, Inc. (2008)

26 federal appellate · 8 district · 1 state decisions

Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.

Relationships

Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · United States v. Diebold, Inc. · Carey v. Piphus · Steffel v. Thompson · Preiser v. Newkirk

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 100 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

“When a motion for summary judgment is made and supported as provided in this rule, an adverse party may not rest upon the mere allegations or denials of the adverse party’s pleading, but the adverse party’s response, by affidavits or as otherwise provided in this rule, must set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. 722 F. Supp. 17 - Prudent Publishing Co. v. Myron Manufacturing Corp. · 718 F. Supp. 1195 - BAM Brokerage Corp. v. State of NY
“claim for damages would not be moot since it is now well established that if he can prove that he was deprived of a constitutionally protected right, and if defendants are not able to establish a defense to that claim, [he] will be entitled to recover at least nominal damages.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Irish Lesbian & Gay Organization v. Giuliani · Utah Animal Rights Coalition v. Salt Lake City Corp.
“'[h]earsay testimony ... that would not be admissible if testified to at the trial may not properly be set forth in [the Rule 56(e) ] affidavit.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Contemporary Mission, Inc. v. New York Times Co. · Sand Co Inc v. Airtemp Corporation

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.