Buckley v. Mukasey

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that exclusion of evidence of prior litigation “affected [the plaintiff’s] substantial rights by rendering her unable to cogently demonstrate * * * retaliatory animus.”
• explaining that the spoliation of evidence, “though not conducted in bad faith, could yet be intentional, willful, or deliberate” and therefore support an adverse inference instruction (internal quotation marks omitted)
• an adverse inference requires a showing that the party “knew the evidence was relevant to some issue at trial and that his willful conduct resulted in its loss or destruction”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

25 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Michael Durham v. David Horner
  Fourth Circuit· 2012-08-08· cited 200×
• Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 2010-09-09· cited 175×
• Camille Grosdidier v. Broadcasting Board of Governors
  D.C. Circuit· 2013-03-08· cited 145×
• Goodman v. Praxair Services, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 2009-07-07· cited 142×
• Marlow Humbert v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City
  Fourth Circuit· 2017-08-07· cited 139×
• United States Ex Rel. Drakeford v. Tuomey
  Fourth Circuit· 2015-07-02· cited 101×
• Laura McFeeley v. Jackson Street Entertainment
  Fourth Circuit· 2016-06-08· cited 93×
• Mainstreet Collection, Inc. v. Kirkland's, Inc.
  E.D. North Carolina· 2010-10-06· cited 92×
• Hinton v. Virginia Union University
  E.D. Virginia· 2016-05-05· cited 72×
• Hawkins v. Leggett
  D. Maryland· 2013-06-24· cited 56×
• Star Scientific, Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
  Federal Circuit· 2011-08-26· cited 49×
• In re Ethicon, Inc. Pelvic Repair Systems Product Liability Litigation
  S.D. West Virginia· 2014-02-04· cited 48×
• United States v. Laurent
  First Circuit· 2010-06-17· cited 45×
• E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Kolon Industries, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 2011-07-21· cited 32×
• Knight v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharm., Inc.
  U.S. District Court· 2018-06-19· cited 25×
• Charter Oak Fire Insurance v. Marlow Liquors, LLC
  D. Maryland· 2012-11-06· cited 14×
• Powell v. Town of Sharpsburg
  E.D. North Carolina· 2008-11-25· cited 13×
• United States v. Kelvin Johnson
  Fourth Circuit· 2021-04-30· cited 8×
• Goodman v. Gorman
  E.D. Virginia· 2015-07-21· cited 7×
• Hayes v. Sebelius
  District of Columbia· 2011-08-26· cited 5×

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Kotteakos v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1946-06-10· cited 7,845×
• Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White
  Supreme Court· 2006-06-22· cited 7,269×
• Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.
  Supreme Court· 1931-05-18· cited 659×
• Goldsmith v. Bagby Elevator Co., Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2008-01-17· cited 486×
• Mark N. Silvestri v. General Motors Corporation, Dfendant-Appellee
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-11-29· cited 436×
• Lorraine Lettieri v. Equant Incorporated
  Fourth Circuit· 2007-03-05· cited 295×
• Gomez-Perez v. Potter
  Supreme Court· 2008-05-27· cited 274×
• Lynne S. Taylor, and Keisha Johnson v. Virginia Union University, Keisha Johnson, and Lynne S. Taylor v. Virginia Union University
  Fourth Circuit· 1999-09-27· cited 269×
• A HELPING HAND, LLC v. Baltimore County, MD
  Fourth Circuit· 2008-02-12· cited 213×
• Riaz Baqir, M.D. v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-01-20· cited 212×
• James Mullen v. Princess Anne Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., a Maryland Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1988-08-09· cited 123×
• Hitt v. Connell
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-08-26· cited 111×
• Bank of Montreal v. Signet Bank, Bank of Montreal v. Signet Bank
  Fourth Circuit· 1999-10-06· cited 97×
• Alfred Morris v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  D.C. Circuit· 1983-03-08· cited 60×
• International Ground Transportation v. Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, Maryland
  Fourth Circuit· 2007-01-22· cited 46×
• RZS Holdings AVV v. PDVSA Petroleo S.A.
  Fourth Circuit· 2007-11-01· cited 43×
• David J. Rice v. Community Health Association, D/b/a/ Jackson General Hospital, No
  Fourth Circuit· 2000-02-08· cited 41×
• Segar v. Civiletti
  District of Columbia· 1981-02-06· cited 25×
• Abraham v. County of Greenville
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-01-10· cited 12×
• Fernandez v. North Shore Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, P.C.
  E.D. New York· 2000-01-27· cited 11×