Statute treatment: 28 C.F.R. § 524.31

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 22 citation events across 13 distinct cases.

22citations total

13distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1997–2007year range

Top 8 leading cases

#1 Nora Luz Serrato v. Schelia A. Clark Harley G. Lappin (2007) ca9 24 own cites 3× in case

#2 Castellini v. Lappin (2005) mad 9 own cites 3× in case

#3 United States v. John James (2002) ca2 8 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States v. Ramirez-Ramirez (2005) vaed 12 own cites 1× in case

#5 Gissendanner v. Menifee (1997) nywd 6 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. Shawn Middleton, A/K/A Sealed Deft. 13, A/K/A Shawnnery Middleton (2003) ca2 6 own cites 1× in case

#7 Mares v. Federal Bureau of Prisons (2005) txsd 3 own cites 1× in case

#8 Vega v. United States (2003) njd 1 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.