King v. Zamiara’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Haines v. Kerner · Duncan v. Walker · SAUCIER v. KATZ Et Al.
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“was not a jailhouse lawyer merely 'hanging a shingle' with hopes of attracting business; he was the appointed representative to whom the officials told other inmates to turn for the resolution of grievances.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“uneducated in the law and that they would have been unable to seek effective redress without [the plaintiff's] help.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“I am requesting that this prisoner be removed from Conklin Unit. He is becoming increasingly more powerful in the eyes of the prisoners in Conklin Unit. He has made the statement to a unit officer that “these guys in the unit will do what ever I ask” “If I wanted to cause a disturbance I could anytime.” Prisoners have also approached me on several occasions with different types of request and when refused they will either state that “they will get someone who will take [care] of it” and when the grievance is written it is more often than not written by prisoner King or they will state that they will make sure “King knows about this.” The most recent situation, in where King was found not guilty of Creating a Disturbance, has boosted King’s status in the unit with the prisoners. I believe it should be considered a security risk to the unit officers when prisoner King’s authority over other prisoners is higher then the officers working in the unit. I have attached other examples of his behavior to this report. I am asking for permission to move him on the next move day, 4-26-00.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. King v. Zamiara
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.