Aikens v. Lash’s Empirical Analysis
514 F.2d 55 · 1975
Citation profile
36 federal appellate · 2 district · 8 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 69 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently February 2004 · most notably Meachum v. Fano (1976), Superintendent Massachusetts Correctional Institution Walpole v. Hill (1985)
36 federal appellate · 2 district · 8 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Morrissey v. Brewer · Wolff v. McDonnell · Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. v. Early · Adams v. Pate · United States ex rel. Miller v. Twomey
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 69 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The term ‘substantial evidence’ need not be something prison officials should be overly concerned about. In each case they should write their conclusions and the reasons for them based on the evidence they have heard. Wolff, supra, 418 U.S. at 564, 94 S.Ct. at 2979 . It is, of course, hoped that when the evidence is not substantial, they will accordingly find the inmate not guilty of the charges against him. If however, they do find him guilty, it will then be the responsibility of the reviewing courts in the final analysis to determine whether the decision was based on substantial evidence, or whether the decision was sufficiently arbitrary so as to be a denial of due process. Clearly, a decision to order a disciplinary transfer cannot be made arbitrarily or capriciously. United States ex rel. Miller v. Twomey, 479 F.2d 701, 715 (7th Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 1146 , 94 S.Ct. 900 , 39 L.Ed.2d 102 (1974).” (Emphasis added.) 514 F.2d at 60-61 .”
10 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“"... a written record helps to insure that administrators, faced with possible scrutiny by state officials and the public, and perhaps even the courts, where fundamental constitutional rights may have been abridged, will act fairly. Without written records, the inmate will be at a severe disadvantage in propounding his own cause to or defending himself from others."”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Hayes v. Walker · Culbert v. Young““We also hold that there must be a ‘written statement by the factfinders as to the evidence relied on and reasons’ for the disciplinary action.” 418 U.S. at 564 , 94 S.Ct. at 2979 .”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.