Evans v. Washington’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 federal appellate · 8 district · 4 state decisions

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

1. “Each class member has a federal constitutional right, based upon the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, to receive habilitative care and treatment in the alternative least restrictive of individual liberty and to be kept free from harm. Habilitation is the process by which a resident is assisted in acquiring and maintaining those life skills which enable him to cope more effectively with the demands of his own person and of his environment and to raise the level of his physical, mental, and social capabilities. Habilitation includes but is not limited to[ ] programs of formal, structured education and training. Habilitative care in the alternative least restrictive of individual liberty means living as normally as possible and receiving appropriate individualized services in the community in the least separate, most integrated and least restrictive settings. As used in this Order, “integrated” refers to the integration of mentally retarded persons with nonretarded persons in the community.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 701 F. Supp. 2d 126 - Evans v. Fenty · In Re Estate of Gillis

2. “There shall be no admissions to Forest Haven until further order of this Court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Bicksler · Lunceford v. District of Columbia Board of Education

3. “The DDP in conjunction with the defendants shall have the duty, obligation and responsibility to plan, organize, coordinate and monitor the implementation of this and any further Order of the Court. The DDP through the Director of DHR shall until further Order of this Court file a verified report every ninety (90) days from the date of appointment of the DDP detailing the status and progress of the defendants in the implementation of this and any further Order of the Court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Evans v. Fenty