Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 8116

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 581 citation events across 366 distinct cases.

581citations total

366distinct interpreting cases

94distinct courts

67citations in last 5y

1967–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Terri L. NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony M. FRANK, Postmaster General; U.S. Postal Service, Defendants-Appellants (1994) ca9 114 own cites 6× in case

#2 Mathirampuzha v. Potter (2008) ca2 334 own cites 3× in case

#3 Annamma A. Ezekiel and Al Ezekiel v. Jaime T. Michel and United States of America (1995) ca7 260 own cites 3× in case

#4 Travelers Insurance Co. v. L v. French Truck Service, Inc. (1989) okla 42 own cites 6× in case

#5 United States v. Johnson (1987) scotus 350 own cites 2× in case

#6 Cletis Meredith Miller v. William Bolger, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service and the United States of America (1986) ca3 53 own cites 4× in case

#7 Nancy Turner, Ex Rel. Farrell W. Turner v. Tennessee Valley Authority, Owner of the Lucy E (1988) ca6 10 own cites 10× in case

#8 Merrill Benton v. United States of America and the United States Postal Service (1992) ca5 175 own cites 2× in case

#9 Salvatore A. Galimi v. Jetco, Inc., and Richard Moore, Jetco, Inc., Third-Party v. James Hodges, Third-Party and United States of America, Third-Party (1975) ca2 34 own cites 4× in case

#10 Andy Bailey and Barbara Bailey v. United States, Through the Department of the Army (1971) ca5 54 own cites 3× in case

#11 Hightower v. United States (2002) nysd 27 own cites 4× in case

#12 William Dan Deford v. Secretary of Labor, and Tennessee Valley Authority, Intervenor. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Secretary of Labor (1983) ca6 45 own cites 3× in case

#13 Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. United States (1988) ca3 23 own cites 4× in case

#14 The Travelers Insurance Company and Branden-Aermotor Corporation, Successor of Aermotor, Inc. v. The United States of America (1974) ca3 38 own cites 3× in case

#15 Joan Sheehan, Formerly Known as Joan Wycoff v. United States (1990) ca9 84 own cites 2× in case

#16 Joyce SWAFFORD and James Swafford, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant/Appellee (1993) ca10 32 own cites 3× in case

#17 James F. Hunt and Carol Hunt v. United States of America. Catherine Strinni Hollar v. United States (1980) cadc 68 own cites 2× in case

#18 Irving LANCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee (1995) ca9 62 own cites 2× in case

#19 Richard Thomas Carr and Doreen Carr v. United States of America, William Granville Reynolds, Sr., and Joseph B. Biggs (1970) ca4 54 own cites 2× in case

#20 Humphrey v. United States Attorney General's Office (2008) ca6 258 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.