Dickinson v. Zech’s Empirical Analysis
846 F.2d 369 · 1988
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2342 · 42 U.S.C. § 2239 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009)
Relies on Heckler v. Chaney · Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion · Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman · Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission · State of Ohio, Ex Rel., Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr. Attorney General of Ohio v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the United States of America
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) Any person may file a request to institute a proceeding pursuant to section 2.202 to modify, suspend, or revoke a license, or for such other action as may be proper.... (b) Within a reasonable time after a request pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section has been received, the Director of the NRC office with responsibility for the subject matter of the request shall either institute the requested proceeding in accordance with this subpart or shall advise the person who made the request in writing that no proceeding will be instituted in whole or in part, with respect to his request, and the reasons for the decision.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“We do note, however, that the fact that the Commission reviews its director’s denial of petitions for an abuse of discretion may indicate that there are indeed standards against which a final decision denying the petition may be reviewed by a court. Thus, there may well be 'law to apply.' ”) with Lorion v. NRC, 785 F.2d 1038 , 1040 (D.C.Cir.1986) (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“an order is final only if it 'imposes an obligation, denies a right, or fixes some legal relationship, usually at the consummation of an administrative process.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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