Dillon v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
July 2007
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Pierce v. Underwood · Thurber v. Brown · Essex Electro Engineers, Inc. v. United States · Stillwell v. Brown
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“and in determining the reasonableness of the Secretary's position during the administrative proceedings the court looks to”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smith v. Principi“the circumstances surrounding the resolution of the dispute,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smith v. Principi“the relevant, determinative circumstances.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smith v. Principi
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.