Perrote v. Percy’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Michael Arthur Donovan v. Earl Reinbold and Harley Askew, Michael Arthur Donovan v. Earl Reinbold and Harley Askew · 314 F. Supp. 510 - Skrapits v. Skala · Mathias v. City of Milwaukee Department of City Development
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Acceptance of the defendants’ position [that the notice of claim statute should apply] would unacceptably elevate subtleties of state procedural law above the avenue of relief created by Congress for the protection of federal constitutional rights from deprivations by persons acting with state authority.” 452 F. Supp. at 605 (citation omitted).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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