Corliss v. Varner’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 1997E
Relies on Woodford v. Ngo · Behrens v. Pelletier · Correction Officer Porters v. Ronald Nussle · James Alexander Director Alabama Department of Public Safetys v. Martha Sandoval · Saldana v. Kmart Corp.
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.
“[w]hen opposing summary judgment, the nonmovant may not rest upon mere allegations, but rather must 'identify those facts of record which would contradict the facts identified by the movant.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.