28 U.S.C. § 541 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 541

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 109 citation events across 57 distinct cases.
109citations total
57distinct interpreting cases
28distinct courts
7citations in last 5y
1954–2025year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 United States v. Pamela Jean Gantt (1999) ca9 116 own cites 3× in case
#2 United States v. Baldwin (2008) nmd 8 own cites 14× in case
#3 United States v. Hilario (2000) ca1 51 own cites 4× in case
#4 In Re Sealed Case (Three Cases) (1988) cadc 82 own cites 2× in case
#5 United States v. Sotomayor Vazquez (1999) prd 10 own cites 6× in case
#6 United States v. Peralta-Ramirez (2000) prd 8 own cites 7× in case
#7 Clive Charles Thomas v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1994) ca9 50 own cites 2× in case
#8 United States v. Richard P. Herman, United States of America v. James J. McCann in No. 78-1282 (1978) ca3 163 own cites 1× in case
#9 United States v. Baker (2007) ared 5 own cites 8× in case
#10 United States v. Stephen J. Flemmi (2000) ca1 98 own cites 1× in case
#11 United States v. Di Girlomo (1975) mowd 13 own cites 3× in case
#12 United States v. Gantt (1999) ca9 10 own cites 3× in case
#13 In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (1987) mad 8 own cites 3× in case
#14 In Re: United States of America (2005) ca5 43 own cites 1× in case
#15 Joseph M. Nadler v. Frederick (Fritz) Mann, United States of America (1992) ca11 35 own cites 1× in case
#16 United States v. William Robert Wrigley (1975) ca8 33 own cites 1× in case
#17 L.T. Ruth Coal Co. v. Big Sandy Coal & Coke Co. (In Re L.T. Ruth Coal Co.) (1986) kyeb 20 own cites 1× in case
#18 United States v. Theodore S. Forman (1995) ca6 7 own cites 2× in case
#19 United States v. Dunlap (1998) cod 17 own cites 1× in case
#20 Nichols v. Reno (1996) cod 17 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.