Lopez v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
160 F.3d 567 · 1998
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
February 2001
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Farmer v. Brennan · Parratt v. Taylor · Daniels v. Williams · Sandin v. Conner · Warren III v. City of Carlsbad
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“shall dismiss " required district courts to dismiss without leave to amend any in forma pauperis complaint that failed to state a claim for relief. The panel maintained that this reading of the statute was consistent with Congress's desire to "reduce docket pressure on federal courts caused by a burgeoning prisoner-litigant caseload.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“an opportunity to amend the complaint to overcome the deficiency unless it clearly appears from the complaint that the deficiency cannot be overcome by amendment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“if the court determines that . . . the action or appeal . . . fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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