12 F. App'x 393 - Smith v. Roper’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Farmer v. Brennan · Sandin v. Conner · Browder v. Director Department of Corrections of Illinois · Duckworth v. Franzen · Shango v. Jurich
Most-quoted passages
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“A prison official cannot incur § 1983 liability unless that officer is shown to be personally responsible for a deprivation of a constitutional right.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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