987 F. Supp. 2d 910 - Mendoza v. Silva’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
2
states following
June 2024
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 11607
Relies on Fogerty Fantasy Inc · Sims v. Blot · Rydder v. Rydder · Steven Mishkin Pesin v. Maria Teresa Rodriguez · Ozaltin v. Ozaltin
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Although mistake of law is not a defense to the return action itself, it is a relevant equitable factor when considering whether a costs award is appropriate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Rath v. Marcoski“encourage abducting parents to engage in improper ... tactics ... when the [opposing party] is represented by pro bono counsel.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. ANTINI v. ANTINI“[f]ee awards serve in part to deter frivolous litigation,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. ANTINI v. ANTINI
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.