Gates v. Strain’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate ·

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

1. “a showing of (a) a clear record of delay or contumacious conduct by the plaintiff, and (b) where lesser sanctions would not serve the best interests of justice.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Griggs v. S.G.E. Mgmt., L.L.C. · Jernard Griggs v. S.G.E. Management, L.L.C.

2. “Additionally, '[t]he state interest that is triggered by the institution of the state proceeding continues through the completion of the state appeals process,' and, as a result, 'the Younger doctrine requires that federal courts abstain when a state proceeding is pending and the state appellate procedure has not been exhausted.' " Id. Husband specifically raises exceptions to Younger in his response to Defendants' motion to dismiss. ( See doc. 116 at 9-13.) The Fifth Circuit has also "recognized that application of the Younger abstention doctrine can ...be waived.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Blakely v. Andrade

3. “(1) the state-court proceeding was brought in bad faith or to harass the federal plaintiff; (2) the federal plaintiff seeks to challenge a state statute that is flagrantly and patently violative of express constitutional prohibitions in every clause, sentence, and paragraph, and in whatever manner and against whomever an effort might be made to apply it, or (3) where other extraordinary circumstances threaten irreparable loss [that] is both great and immediate. 12”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Blakely v. Andrade