Fontenot v. United States, 452 U.S. 905 (1981). · Go Syfert
Fontenot v. United States, 452 U.S. 905 (1981). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
78 citation events (2 in the last 25 years) across 25 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Sidwell v. Express Container Services (ca4, 1995-12-28)
Treatment trajectory · 1981 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1981 2003 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 14 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Sidwell v. Express Container Services
4th Cir. · 1995 · confidence medium
And in Texports Stevedore Co. v. Winchester, 632 F.2d 504 (5th Cir.1980) (en banc ), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981), the Fifth Circuit en banc likewise effectively eliminated the situs requirement in favor of a case-by-case, "broad and nebulous" inquiry, id. at 518 (Tjoflat, J., dissenting), that affords coverage as long as there is "some nexus with the waterfront": 18 [W]e ... reject the idea that Congress intended to substitute for the shoreline another hard line.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Sidwell v. Express Container Services, Inc.
4th Cir. · 1995 · confidence medium
And in Texports Stevedore Co. v. Winchester, 632 F.2d 504 (5th Cir.1980) (en banc), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981), the Fifth Circuit en banc likewise effectively eliminated the situs requirement in favor of a case-by-case, “broad and nebulous” inquiry, id. at 518 (Tjoflat, J., dissenting), that affords coverage as long as there is “some nexus with the waterfront”: [W]e ... reject the idea that Congress intended to substitute for the shoreline another hard line.
discussed Cited "see" Earl J. Parker, Jr. v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs
4th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
Though twenty-three Fifth Circuit judges had "struggled bravely with the issue," we observed that a majority of that court was able to devise "little more than a litany of factors which are not conclusive in a situs determination." Id.; see Texports Stevedore Co. v. Winchester, 632 F.2d 504 (5th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Parker v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
4th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
Though twenty-three Fifth Circuit judges had “struggled bravely with the issue,” we observed that a majority of that court was able to devise “little more than a litany of factors which are not conclusive in a situs determination.” Id.; see Texports Stevedore Co. v. Winchester, 632 F.2d 504 (5th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Rafael Triguero v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Third-Party v. Universal Maritime Service Corporation, Third-Party
2d Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Co. v. Herron, 568 F.2d 137, 141 (9th Cir.1978); see Texports Stevedore Co. v. Winchester, 632 F.2d 504 (5th Cir.1980) (a worker in a gear room five blocks from dockside satisfies the situs test), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981).
cited Cited "see" United States v. William Clinton Roark
8th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Semek, 634 F.2d 1159 , 1167 (9th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Local 560 (I.B.T.)
D.N.J. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Zemek, 634 F.2d 1159 (9th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 916 , 101 S.Ct. 1359 , 67 L.Ed.2d 341 & 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981) (tavern owner’s right to solicit business free from threatened destruction and physical harm fell within scope of protected property rights under this section); United States v. Santoni, 585 F.2d 667 (4th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 910 , 99 S.Ct. 1221 , 59 L.Ed.2d 459 (1979) (right to company to make business decision free from outside pressure wrongfully imposed constitutes “property” for purposes of extort…
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Norman C. Edwards, Jr., Robert H. Bolden, Jr.
11th Cir. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Fontenot, 628 F.2d 921 (5th Cir.1980), cert. denied 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3030 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981); Hoover v. United States, 358 F.2d 87 (5th Cir.1966), cert. denied, 385 U.S. 822 , 87 S.Ct. 50 , 17 L.Ed.2d 59 (1966).
cited Cited "see" United States v. Terry Dee Snider, United States of America v. Billy Gene Reneau, United States of America v. Sheri L. Able
8th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Zemek, 634 F.2d 1159, 1167 (9th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Leroy Wright
5th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Fontenot, 628 F.2d 921, 925 (5th Cir. 1980), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3030 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981); United States v. Meier, 607 F.2d 215, 217 (8th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 966 , 100 S.Ct. 1658 , 64 L.Ed.2d 243 (1980).
discussed Cited "see" City of Philadelphia v. Stepan Chemical Co.
E.D. Pa. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. LeBeouf Brothers Towing Co., 621 F.2d 787, 789 (5th Cir. 1980), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 906 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981); Steuart Transportation Co. v. Allied Towing Corp., 596 F.2d 609, 613 (4th Cir. 1979); Burgess v. M/V Tamano, 564 F.2d 964, 982 (1st Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 941 , 98 S.Ct. 1520 , 55 L.Ed.2d 537 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" Ruth Miller v. Central Dispatch, Inc. And Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
5th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See Texports Stevedore Co. v. Winchester, 632 F.2d 504, 508-511 (5th Cir. 1980) (en banc), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981); Boudreaux v. American Workover, Inc., 664 F.2d at 465-67 . 14 .
discussed Cited "see" Nasser v. City Of Homewood
11th Cir. · 1982 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord, Amdur v. City of Chicago, 638 F.2d 37 , 39 n. 3 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981); cf. Churchill Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States, 533 F.2d 411 (8th Cir. 1976) (economic injury alone not sufficient for standing under NEPA).
discussed Cited "see" Nasser v. City of Homewood
11th Cir. · 1982 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord, Amdur v. City of Chicago, 638 F.2d 37 , 39 n. 3 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 905 , 101 S.Ct. 3031 , 69 L.Ed.2d 406 (1981); cf. Churchill Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States, 533 F.2d 411 (8th Cir. 1976) (economic injury alone not sufficient for standing under NEPA).
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Fontenot
v.
United States
No. 80-1514.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jun 1, 1981.
452 U.S. 905
Cited by 2 opinions  |  Published

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.