Douglas Gomes v. Anthony P. Travisono’s Empirical Analysis

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43 federal appellate · 18 district · 4 state decisions

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

1. “Whatever may be the purpose of transfers [of state prisoners to out-of-state prisons] or the inevitability of some of their consequences, we necessarily look to their effect on the inmate. Having examined both the initial or short term consequences to the transferred prisoner and the potential for continuing impact upon his liberty, we conclude that some due process is mandated in all [out-of-state] transfer cases. . . . the extent of the due process requires more delicate examination, and a balancing of the state’s interests against those of the prisoner. (Emphasis in original.) 490 F.2d 1213 -1214.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 396 F. Supp. 196 - Tai v. Thompson

2. “We recognize that present or impending disturbances which might overtax the control capacity of a prison creates a dominant interest in prison authorities being able to act without delay if they feel that delay would endanger the inmate, others, or the prison community. (Citation omitted.) This is so even though the assessment of difficulties may subsequently prove to be unfounded . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. La Batt v. Twomey