Dawson v. Lynch’s Empirical Analysis
423 F.2d 1136 · 1970
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
September 1979
most recently cited
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Brown v. Schneckloth
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“This circuit has made clear that “the preferable procedure,” though not the mandatory procedure, for handling an in forma pauperis claim of dubious merit is that followed here by the district court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Dugan v. Lumpkin
How this case has been treated — in progress
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