44 F. Supp. 3d 28 - Smith v. Scalia’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
11 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 351 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“must treat the complaint's factual allegations-including mixed questions of law and fact-as true and draw all reasonable inferences therefrom in the plaintiff's favor.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“make substantive findings as to the frivolous or harassing nature of the litigant's actions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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