88 F. Supp. 2d 216 - German v. Pena’s Empirical Analysis

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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.

1. “when the individual shows that ... she was not notified of the time limits and was not otherwise aware of them, that ... she did not know and reasonably should not have ... known that the discriminatory matter or personnel action occurred, that despite due diligence ... she was prevented by circumstances beyond ... her control from contacting the counselor within the time limits, or for other reasons considered sufficient by the agency....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Crane v. Shulkin

2. “The doctrine properly may be invoked in a case in which the employer has misrepresented the length of the limitations period or in some other way has lulled the plaintiff into believing that it was not necessary for him to commence litigation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Crane v. Shulkin

3. “(Dkt. 35 at 20). Equitable tolling can warrant waiver of the 45-day time requirement for filing when the plaintiff's failure to meet a deadline is the result of someone else's error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Crane v. Shulkin