Forts v. Ward’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate ·

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

1. “Finally, I feel very awkward that men are assigned as C.O.’s at the hospital. One time (March 24, 1977), I went to the hospital and was describing to the nurse what my problem [sic] which was of a personal, female nature. There was a man guard directly in front of the medication window, where the nurse was. I was very embarrassed to have to describe the problem in front of the man guard.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Forts v. Ward

2. “It is also embarrassing that male guards are sent around to take the 6:30 a. m. count. I am usually asleep, and I feel very awkward about being awakened and peered at by these men guards when I am completely unable to control what position they observe me sleeping in.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Forts v. Ward

3. “The men correction officers look over the curtains which we use to cover the doorways to our cells when we are on the toilet. They pull these curtains down for no good reason”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Forts v. Ward