EGGLESTON VS. STUART’s Empirical Analysis
2021
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1985
Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Monroe v. Pape · Troxel v. Granville · Meyer v. State of Nebraska · Zinermon v. Burch
Most-quoted passages
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“A decision to dismiss a complaint under NRCP 12(b)(5) is rigorously reviewed on appeal with all alleged facts in the complaint presumed true and all inferences drawn in favor of the complainant.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“that Clark County and Stuart arbitrarily and capriciously . . . forced him under duress to sign temporary guardianship papers leading to the unwarranted removal of his children from his care.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Taking Eggleston's allegations as true, as we must in the context of a motion to dismiss, the state's actions 'shock the conscience .. . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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