Pinder v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
33 F.3d 368 · 1994
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Anderson v. Creighton · Estelle v. Gamble · Rochin v. People of California · Joshua Deshaney, a Minor, by His Guardian Ad Litem, and Melody Deshaney,s v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services, et al.
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.
“The facts alleged suggest that a reasonable person in Officer Johnson's position would have known that he was violating [DeShaney ] when he assured Carol Pinder, with full knowledge of Pittman's violent threats and Pinder's reliance upon his words, that Pittman would remain in custody, and then [failed to keep Pittman in custody].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Hamrick v. Packard
How this case has been treated — in progress
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