John Williams v. Harold v. Field, Etc.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 federal appellate · 5 district · 6 state decisions

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 60 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In order to be actionable under section. 1983, however, we believe that more than an isolated incident of negligent failure to protect must be alleged.””

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nelson v. Rowland · Webster v. Foltz

2. “In a penal institution there is always the danger of riots, or lesser disturbances, which may result in injuries to nonparticipants. This exists, probably, so long as each inmate is not confined behind bars at all hours.” Id. at 312. 2 . See also 51 A.L.R. 3d § 8[a], at 157 (1973 & Supp. 1985). 3 . Williams is consistent with our resolution of this case. There, we held that the plaintiff had failed to state a cause of action under the eighth amendment applying "three tests [that] have been used to determine whether the conduct complained of constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.” Id. at 486. Specifically, we held that the plaintiffs complaint failed to indicate that the defendants' actions "shock[ed] the conscience,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Berg v. Kincheloe

3. ““In the factual surroundings of a prison it is thus necessary to show a bad faith oppressive motive in order to make a violation of the equal protection clause of a failure to protect a prisoner from attack by a fellow inmate. No such bad faith motive appears in the instant case.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Webster v. Foltz