Sidney Morris v. Ocean Systems, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• reversing dismissal where no “significant 6 Case: 22-50288 Document: 00516739790 Page: 7 Date Filed: 05/05/2023 No. 22-50288 periods of total inactivity” (citation omitted)
• finding conduct not to present the ‘significant periods of total inactivity’ that have been held to constitute a clear record of delay” (quoting Ramsey v. Bailey, 531 F.2d 706, 709 (5th Cir. 1976))
• a clear record of delay is characterized by “significant periods of total inactivity”
• citing, in turn, Link, 370 U.S. at 631
• citing, in turn, Link, 370 U.S. at 631
• citing, in turn, Link, 370 U.S. at 631

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Gemeral Earnest Berry, Jr. v. Cigna/rsi-Cigna
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-10-29· cited 418×
• Wayne Boudwin v. Graystone Insurance Company, Ltd.
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-04-01· cited 278×
• Millan v. USAA General Indemnity Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-10-16· cited 192×
• Bennie M. Callip v. Harris County Child Welfare Department, George Ford
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-03-27· cited 176×
• Jernard Griggs v. S.G.E. Management, L.L.C.
  Fifth Circuit· 2018-09-27· cited 161×
• Johnnie McNeal v. B.H. Papasan, Superintendent of Education, Tunica County Schools
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-04-19· cited 159×
• Linda A. Price v. Andrew \Duke\ McGlathery Jr., Individually and as Mayor of the City of Logansport
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-06-12· cited 132×
• Campbell v. Wilkinson
  Fifth Circuit· 2021-02-19· cited 124×
• Shane Gates v. Rodney Strain
  Fifth Circuit· 2018-03-22· cited 100×
• Wallace v. Jones
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-09-19· cited 81×
• American Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Days Inn
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-08-13· cited 80×
• Floyd Sturgeon v. Airborne Freight Corporation, and Teamsters, Local Union No. 745, Etc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-12-26· cited 60×
• Cox v. Cox
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2008-02-28· cited 55×
• MISS. DHS v. Guidry
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2002-10-31· cited 42×
• Ford B. Ford, Under Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. James Sharp, Jr., D/B/A Parkside Washateria
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-03-26· cited 41×
• Alex John, Jr. v. State of Louisiana
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-10-08· cited 40×
• GCIU Employer Retirement Fund v. Chicago Tribune Co.
  Seventh Circuit· 1993-11-03· cited 40×
• Clofer v. Perego
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-03-03· cited 35×
• Gubler v. Boe
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1991-07-26· cited 25×
• Fitzgerald v. Walker
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1987-12-09· cited 22×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Link v. Wabash Railroad
  Supreme Court· 1962-06-25· cited 14,398×
• Sam ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KROGER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1982-03-05· cited 315×
• Mrs. Althea ANTHONY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARION COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1980-05-29· cited 253×
• Clayton E. Durham v. Florida East Coast Railway Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1967-10-31· cited 235×
• Frank Burden v. Thomas Larry Yates and Marion H. Reece
  Fifth Circuit· 1981-05-08· cited 115×
• Wayne Ramsay v. James Bailey, M.D.
  Fifth Circuit· 1976-05-12· cited 99×
• Ollie Mae Brown and Margaret Brown v. Allen C. Thompson
  Fifth Circuit· 1970-08-06· cited 98×
• James Hepperle v. James A. Johnston
  Fifth Circuit· 1979-03-02· cited 64×