Cairel v. Alderden’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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

1. “(1) the commencement or continuation of an original criminal or civil judicial proceeding by the defendant; (2) the termination of the proceeding in favor of the plaintiff; (3) the absence of probable cause of such proceeding; (4) malice; and (5) damages.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 307 F. Supp. 3d 827 - Hyung Seok Koh v. Graf · 319 F. Supp. 3d 1004 - Rivera v. Guevara

2. “is defined as a state of facts that would lead a person of ordinary care and prudence to believe or to entertain an honest and sound suspicion that the accused committed the offense charged. It is the state of mind of the person commencing the prosecution that is at issue - not the actual facts of the case or the guilt or the innocence of the accused.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 375 F. Supp. 3d 998 - Murawski v. Reid

3. “First, the conduct involved must be truly extreme and outrageous. Second, the actor must either intend that his conduct inflict severe emotional distress, or know that there is at least a high probability that his conduct will cause severe emotional distress. Third, the conduct must in fact cause severe emotional distress.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 303 F. Supp. 3d 672 - Jain v. Butler Sch. Dist. 53