Deen v. Egleston

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• observing that “defending law suits is hard; defending malpractice suits is harder; and defending old malpractice suits is harder still”
• observing that equal protection “is not an obligation to provide the best governance possible,” and that “[b]ecause it is fundamentally the people who are empowered to overturn unwise social and economic laws, the role of the judiciary is accordingly limited”
• “[I]t goes without saying . . . that the opinions of state supreme courts do not bind us on questions 22-12946 Opinion of the Court 31 of federal constitutional law.”
• “[I]t goes without saying . . . that the opinions of state supreme courts do not bind us on questions USCA11 Case: 22-12946 Document: 34-1 Date Filed: 04/05/2024 Page: 31 of 42 22-12946 Opinion of the Court 31 of federal constitutional law.”

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Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Locke v. Shore
  Eleventh Circuit· 2011-03-01· cited 53×
• Jennifer Keeton v. Mary Jane Anderson-Wiley
  Eleventh Circuit· 2011-12-16· cited 53×
• Nikki McIntosh v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2021-07-27· cited 39×
• Schroeder v. Weighall
  Washington Supreme Court· 2014-01-16· cited 32×
• Amber Jackson v. Cody Swanger
  Eleventh Circuit· 2024-04-05· cited 30×
• Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. v. Tucker
  Eleventh Circuit· 2013-01-10· cited 28×
• Kim Cook v. Gary Chartrand
  Eleventh Circuit· 2015-07-07· cited 25×
• Deen v. Stevens
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-07-23· cited 24×
• Hope for Families & Community Service, Inc. v. Warren
  M.D. Alabama· 2010-06-30· cited 21×
• First Vagabonds Church of God v. City of Orlando
  Eleventh Circuit· 2010-07-06· cited 11×
• Eternal World Television Network, Inc. v. Burwell
  S.D. Alabama· 2014-06-17· cited 4×
• Prince Hotel, S.A. v. Blake Marine Group
  S.D. Alabama· 2012-03-13· cited 3×
• MORENO-GUTIERREZ v. Napolitano
  D. Colorado· 2011-06-24· cited 1×
• Fresnius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. v. Elisabeth Tucker, M.D.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2013-01-10
• Eva Locke v. Joyce Shore
  Eleventh Circuit· 2011-03-01
• Deen v. Egleston
  S.D. Georgia· 2010-10-15
• Stacey Humphreys v. Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections
  Eleventh Circuit· 2025-12-15

Cites

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

• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1985-07-01· cited 7,112×
• Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.
  Supreme Court· 1938-02-28· cited 3,971×
• Plyler v. Doe
  Supreme Court· 1982-09-09· cited 2,739×
• Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-01· cited 2,387×
• United States Railroad Retirement Board v. Fritz
  Supreme Court· 1981-02-23· cited 1,058×
• Chase Securities Corp. v. Donaldson
  Supreme Court· 1945-06-18· cited 800×
• Schweiker v. Wilson
  Supreme Court· 1981-03-04· cited 721×
• Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Coleman
  Supreme Court· 1928-04-30· cited 397×
• Carson v. Maurer
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1980-12-31· cited 305×
• Kenyon v. Hammer
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1984-09-19· cited 223×
• Leib v. Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission
  Eleventh Circuit· 2009-02-19· cited 192×
• Harris v. Mexican Specialty Foods, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2009-04-09· cited 120×
• Hatsumi Yoshizaki v. Hilo Hospital
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1967-11-03· cited 117×
• Austin v. Litvak
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1984-05-07· cited 107×
• Allrid v. Emory University
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-02-17· cited 102×
• Myers v. CENTRAL FLORIDA INVESTMENTS, INC.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2010-01-06· cited 95×
• Frohs v. Greene
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1969-04-02· cited 91×
• Anita T. Owens v. Raymond L. White
  Ninth Circuit· 1967-08-23· cited 57×
• Hawley v. Green
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1990-03-19· cited 45×

Other cases named Deen v. Egleston

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Deen v. Egleston
  S.D. Georgia· 2009-02-13· cited 3×
• Deen v. Egleston
  S.D. Georgia· 2010-10-15