Thornton v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
12 state decisions
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Gomez v. Toledo · Forrester v. White · Green v. Maraio · Bayh v. Sonnenburg · Matter of Tina T.
Most-quoted passages
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“[7] A motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim tests the legal sufficiency of the claim, not the facts supporting it. When ruling on a motion to dismiss, the court must view the pleadings in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, with every reasonable inference construed in the non-movant's favor. We review a trial court's grant or denial of a Trial Rule 12(B)(6) motion de novo . We will not affirm such a dismissal unless it is apparent that the facts alleged in the challenged pleading are incapable of supporting relief under any set of circumstances.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“which constituted 'unconstitutional deprivations of liberty and violations of due process.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[f]ailure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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