Clomon v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis
988 F.2d 1314 · 1993
Citation profile
77 federal appellate · 55 district · 10 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 352 later decisions — most recently June 2021 · most notably Miller v. Wolpoff & Abramson, L.L.P. (2003), Russell v. Equifax A.R.S. (1996)
77 federal appellate · 55 district · 10 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Education Society · Graziano v. Harrison · Jeter v. Credit Bureau, Inc. · Baker v. G. C. Services Corp.
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 352 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a] debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt.”
23 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(2) The false representation of— (A) the character, amount, or legal status of any debt; or (B) any services rendered or compensation which may be lawfully received by any debt collector for the collection of a debt. (10) The use of any false representation or deceptive means to collect or attempt to collect any debt or to obtain information concerning a consumer. (15) The false representation or implication that documents are not legal process or do not require action by the consumer.”
11 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“prevents liability for bizarre or idiosyncratic interpretations of collection notices by preserving a quotient of reasonableness and presuming a basic level of understanding and willingness to read with care.”
9 later decisions 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.