Johnson v. Knorr’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Brinegar v. United States · Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co. · Adams v. Gould Inc. · Berger v. Edgewater Steel Co. · 6 O.S.H. Cas.(bna) 1436, 1978 O.S.H.D. (Cch) P 22,646 Cornell and Company, Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and Secretary of Labor
Most-quoted passages
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“that he had stated a claim under a malicious prosecution theory, grounded not in the probation office confrontation, but in Knorr's statements about the incident made to Philadelphia police which led to [his] prosecution.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Johnson's statement to Knorr that he `better call some other people out of the back or something' provided probable cause to believe that Johnson had uttered a terroristic threat.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“allowing the amendment would be prejudicial to him.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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