294 F. Supp. 2d 709 - Waterman v. Batton’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Graham v. Connor
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(chase in progress) heading northbound on I-95 toward the Tunnel. Communications relayed the message to all units and identified the vehicle as a gold Mazda with North Carolina license plate MZL-1595. Appellants heard that message. Other officers stationed near the toll plaza radioed that they were standing by. One officer received permission to prepare”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Waterman v. Batton“2 in the northbound lanes on the north side of the toll plaza, and someone radioed that the sticks were being prepared. 5 At approximately 3:17 p.m., Officer Watkowski radioed to Communications that Waterman”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Waterman v. Batton“just tried to run me off the road ... he's trying to take us off the road.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Waterman v. Batton
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.