Roberts v. Trapnell’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Monroe v. Pape · United States v. Classic · Douglas v. City of Jeannette · Bailey v. Patterson · Bulova Watch Co. v. United States
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““All that is necessary to prevent the dismissal of a complaint brought under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 is that it allege facts constituting a deprivation under color of state authority of a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.” Roberts v. Trapnell, 213 F.Supp. 49, 50-51 (E.D.Pa.l962). 5”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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