Hart v. Sheahan’s Empirical Analysis
396 F.3d 887 · 2005
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 5 U.S.C. § 5546 (Administrative Procedure Act of 1946) · 5 U.S.C. § 6104
Relies on Farmer v. Brennan · Bell v. Wolfish · County of Sacramento v. Lewis · Rochin v. People of California · Washington v. Glucksberg
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To present new evidence at the appeal stage is improper and in appropriate cases sanctionable.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Punishment is not the only motive for brutal treatment. But whatever the motive is, if the brutal treatment is gratuitous, due process in its substantive sense has been violated.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“unreasonably harsh treatment meted out to inmates who have not yet been convicted of any crime.”
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.