Huston v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis
908 F.2d 275 · 1990
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on American Petrofina Co. v. Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union Local No. 4-23 · Simpson v. Norwesco, Inc. · Gates v. Central States Teamsters Pension Fund · Miller v. United States Postal Service · McAninch v. Traders National Bank
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.
“grant this cause separation from cause ... Houston v. Johnmeyer, and allow this above styled cause to go forward on its own merits.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Turner v. Farley“did not completely merge the cases into a single action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Turner v. Farley
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.