Sparkman v. Sparkman

How courts have described this case

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

• “A federal instrumentality, therefore, retains its immunity from punitive damages unless Congress explicitly authorizes liability for such damages.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• In Re Hassan Hamidi Hashemi, Debtor. American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc. v. Hassan Hamidi Hashemi
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-01-24· cited 160×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1986-06-11· cited 129×
• In Re Elmer FOBIAN and Elsie Fobian, Debtors. Elmer FOBIAN and Elsie Fobian, Appellants, v. WESTERN FARM CREDIT BANK, Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1991-12-24· cited 117×
• In Re New England Fish Company
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-12-26· cited 86×
• Commerce Federal Savings Bank v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 1989-04-17· cited 75×
• Charles Stinson Smith and Jimmie Dean Smith v. Russellville Production Credit Association
  Eleventh Circuit· 1985-12-12· cited 74×
• South Delta Water Agency v. United States
  Ninth Circuit· 1985-07-26· cited 35×
• Chalmers D. Richardson v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Air Line Pilots Association International, Defendant/intervenor
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-12-28· cited 27×
• Flynn v. Internal Revenue Service (In Re Flynn)
  S.D. Georgia· 1994-05-13· cited 24×
• Schlecht v. Alaska (In Re Schlecht)
  D. Alaska· 1983-12-31· cited 18×
• In Re McGaw Property Management, Inc.
  C.D. California· 1991-09-30· cited 15×
• South Central Iowa Production Credit Ass'n v. Scanlan
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1986-01-15· cited 11×
• Abogado v. International Marine Carriers
  S.D. Texas· 1995-06-21· cited 10×
• Burns-Vidlak Ex Rel. Burns v. Chandler
  D. Hawaii· 1997-06-24· cited 10×
• In Re Bybee
  Ninth Circuit· 1991-09-27· cited 9×
• In the Matter of Holiday Mobile Home Resorts, Debtor. Holiday Mobile Home Resorts v. R. Dixon Wood and Don W. Heiple
  Ninth Circuit· 1986-10-31· cited 8×
• In Re Biazo
  D. Kansas· 2004-07-20· cited 7×
• Washington v. Internal Revenue Service (In re Washington)
  D. Georgia· 1994-05-13· cited 6×
• Sterrett v. Milk River Production Credit Ass'n
  D. Montana· 1986-07-30· cited 4×
• Tooke v. Miles City Production Credit Ass'n
  Montana Supreme Court· 1988-10-30· cited 2×

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society
  Supreme Court· 1975-05-12· cited 4,586×
• Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. Burr
  Supreme Court· 1940-02-12· cited 560×
• Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Ault
  Supreme Court· 1921-06-01· cited 307×
• Pauline Rust v. Paul Johnson and Nora Johnson, City of Los Angeles v. Paul Johnson, Nora Johnson, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  Ninth Circuit· 1979-06-13· cited 49×
• Epstein v. Frank
  California Court of Appeal· 1981-10-30· cited 46×
• Western Decor & Furnishings Industries, Inc. v. Bank of America
  California Court of Appeal· 1979-03-30· cited 37×
• Beneficial Standard Properties, Inc. v. Scharps
  California Court of Appeal· 1977-02-16· cited 36×
• H. C. Klopfenstein v. W. P. Pargeter, (Two Cases)
  Ninth Circuit· 1979-03-15· cited 30×
• Sentner v. Amtrak
  D. New Jersey· 1982-06-01· cited 29×
• Painter v. Tennessee Valley Authority
  Fifth Circuit· 1973-03-28· cited 28×
• Schlake v. Beatrice Production Credit Association
  Eighth Circuit· 1979-03-19· cited 20×
• Brenham Production Credit Ass'n v. Zeiss
  Texas Supreme Court· 1953-12-16· cited 18×
• Wetzel v. Goldsmith (In Re Comstock)
  D. Idaho· 1981-11-25· cited 13×
• Rockefeller Center Construction Corp. v. Sonoma v (In Re Sonoma V)
  Ninth Circuit· 1982-08-27· cited 13×
• California Ex Rel. State Air Resources Board v. Department of the Navy
  N.D. California· 1977-04-12· cited 12×
• People of the State of California, Etc. v. Department of the Navy
  Ninth Circuit· 1980-08-22· cited 10×
• Moulin Electric Corp. v. Roach
  California Court of Appeal· 1981-06-26· cited 7×
• Merced Production Credit Ass'n v. Sparkman
  Ninth Circuit· 1983-04-11· cited 4×