169 F. Supp. 721 - Nichols v. McGee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 federal appellate · 5 district · 2 state decisions

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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is a privilege and not a right (Clough v. Hunter, 10 Cir., 191 F.2d 516 ; Willis v. Utecht, 8 Cir., 185 F.2d 210 ; Johnson v. Hunter, 10 Cir., 144 F.2d 565 ; Prince v. Klune, 80 U.S.App.D.C. 31 , 148 F.2d 18 ; and Dorsey v. Gill, 80 U.S.App.D.C. 9 , 148 F.2d 857 ), and a duty is imposed on this Court to examine any motion seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis, in the light of the documents submitted in connection with it, to determine whether the proposed proceeding has merit. If, after an examination of the proposed proceeding, it is apparent that it is without merit, the Court is duty bound to deny the motion seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis. [Citing case.s.]””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 235 F. Supp. 662 - Delaney v. Shobe

2. ““Where the issue is one of actual discrimination, rather than the constitutionality of a State law, the issue is factual and may not properly be addressed to a three-judge court * * * for the explicit language of § 2281 of Title 28, U.S.C.A., limits the jurisdiction of a three-judge court to consideration of statutes -x- # X- ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Moss v. Hornig