Hamrick v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · Carey v. Piphus
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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] section 1983 plaintiff must do more than merely parrot the language of Monell or copy conclusory language from assorted courts in which Monell -type claims have been upheld ...”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“While it is unnecessary to show formal, documentary approval of a governmental custom or policy in order to state a claim under Monell , it is necessary to allege more than a single incident of illegality as evidence of a governmental policy, custom, or practice in order to state a claim for relief.”
1 later decision 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.