Statute treatment: 28 C.F.R. § 2.26

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 85 citation events across 61 distinct cases.

85citations total

61distinct interpreting cases

26distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1977–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Paul Fazzini v. Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, Warden, United States Marshals Service, and United States Parole Commission (2006) ca6 224 own cites 3× in case

#2 Fuller v. Rich (1994) ca5 268 own cites 2× in case

#3 Bowers v. Keller (2011) ca11 17 own cites 4× in case

#4 Erasmo Gambino v. E.W. Morris (Warden-Fci Fairton) United States Parole Commissioner (1998) ca3 251 own cites 1× in case

#5 Benjamin Urbina v. Maryellen Thoms, Warden (2001) ca6 216 own cites 1× in case

#6 Conklin Wallace v. Robert Christensen (1986) ca9 181 own cites 1× in case

#7 Arias, Rene v. The United States Parole Commission Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pa. (1981) ca3 80 own cites 1× in case

#8 Felix M. Page v. United States Parole Commission, John W. Allman, Superintendent (1981) ca5 50 own cites 1× in case

#9 Arnold I. Kramer v. O.C. Jenkins, Warden, and United States Parole Commission, Respondents (1986) ca7 50 own cites 1× in case

#10 Philip Weinstein v. United States Parole Commission, Harvey Cox, Warden (1990) ca9 8 own cites 3× in case

#11 John Kenneth Leighnor, Jr. v. C.A. Turner, Warden, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri (1989) ca8 33 own cites 1× in case

#12 Gometz v. United States Parole Commission (2002) ca10 11 own cites 2× in case

#13 Jason Lynott v. Bill Story, Warden Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland, Kentucky (1991) ca6 31 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Stephen Larned Engs (1989) ca5 29 own cites 1× in case

#15 Graham v. Snyder (2003) ca6 10 own cites 2× in case

#16 Whitney Paul Kills Crow v. United States (1977) ca8 26 own cites 1× in case

#17 Martin Pulver v. Edward J. Brennan, Warden, and the United States Parole Commission (1990) ca7 23 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Garvis Eugene Freeny (1988) ca9 15 own cites 1× in case

#19 Dorman v. Simpson (1995) gand 4 own cites 2× in case

#20 Rastelli v. Warden (1986) ca2 38 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.