Schwartz v. Pridy’s Empirical Analysis
94 F.3d 453 · 1996
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Anderson v. Creighton · Browder v. Director Department of Corrections of Illinois · Houston v. Lack · Siegert v. Gilley
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“only when the party has relied on a judicial officer's 'specific assurance' that his notice of appeal has been timely filed”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re C.A.B.L. · In Re CABL“Schwartz relied in good faith on the clerk of court's erroneous refusal to accept his timely notice of appeal and on the clerk's erroneous representation that his premature notice of appeal was sufficient.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the continued vitality of the doctrine has been questioned”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.