45 F. Supp. 2d 1220 - Johnston v. Simmons’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Weaver v. Graham · California Department of Corrections v. Morales · Frank v. U.S. West, Inc. · Phelps v. Hamilton · Lundgrin v. Claytor
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.
“plaintiff is not required to enter into a program agreement, nor is he required to complete any agreed programs as a condition of his parole”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Lile v. McKune
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.