107 F.3d -747 - Mitchell v. Duval County School Board’s Empirical Analysis
107 F.3d 837 · 1997
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Joshua Deshaney, a Minor, by His Guardian Ad Litem, and Melody Deshaney,s v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services, et al. · Collins v. City of Harker Heights · Kliewer v. New Jersey · North Star Steel Co. v. Thomas · Midland Central Appraisal District v. Midland Industrial Service Corp.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Cornelius may not have survived [Collins].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[The plaintiff] must show that the state affirmatively placed him in a position of danger which was distinguishable from that of the general public.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“that the pleadings nevertheless failed to present facts sufficient to give rise to liability under the special danger theory”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.