Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 2.12

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 174 citation events across 121 distinct cases.

174citations total

121distinct interpreting cases

56distinct courts

21citations in last 5y

1971–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Stephen J. Eide (1989) ca9 45 own cites 5× in case

#2 Eugene T. King, Jr. v. John R. Simpson, Eastern Regional Commissioner, United States Parole Commission (1999) ca2 300 own cites 2× in case

#3 Douglas Glynn Payton, Administrator of the Estate of Sheryl Lynn Payton, Deceased v. The United States of America (1982) ca5 77 own cites 2× in case

#4 Frank Grasso, Appellee-Petitioner v. John J. Norton, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut, Appellants-Respondents (1975) ca2 52 own cites 2× in case

#5 State v. Tatlow (2012) arizctapp 22 own cites 3× in case

#6 In re B.S. (1995) vt 32 own cites 2× in case

#7 Hurt v. State (1998) indctapp 10 own cites 4× in case

#8 Victor Bono v. Michael Benov, Warden, United States Parole Commission (1999) ca9 25 own cites 2× in case

#9 Dennis Deters v. United States Parole Commission (1996) cadc 94 own cites 1× in case

#10 John W. Young v. United States Parole Commission, John W. Allman, Superintendent, Etc. (1982) ca5 23 own cites 2× in case

#11 United States v. Smith (2007) ca1 12 own cites 3× in case

#12 United States of America Ex Rel. Lawrence Forman v. Cecil McCall Chairman, United States Parole Commission, United States Parole Commission (1983) ca3 69 own cites 1× in case

#13 cluster 371267 (1979) ca9 64 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Zamora (2006) txsd 17 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. Espy (1997) dcd 16 own cites 2× in case

#16 United States v. James T. Weaver (1991) ca11 50 own cites 1× in case

#17 Bobby Ray Jones v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons, C.A. Turner, Warden, McFp U.S. Parole Commission (1990) ca8 47 own cites 1× in case

#18 People v. Jimenez (2008) coloctapp 45 own cites 1× in case

#19 Center for Legal Advocacy v. Earnest (2003) ca10 8 own cites 3× in case

#20 United States v. Jane Doe, A/K/A Diane Nomad (1992) cadc 40 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.