Williams v. McCall’s Empirical Analysis
531 F.2d 1247 · 1976
Citation profile
19 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 25 later decisions — most recently January 1995 · most notably Richardson v. Fleming (1981), Serio v. Members of Louisiana State Board of Pardons (1987)
19 federal appellate ·
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
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Haines v. Kerner · Wolff v. McDonnell · Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · Preiser v. Rodriguez · Campbell v. Beto
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.
“(i)t cannot be said that, without doubt, there exists no set of facts which would entitle the plaintiff to the relief he demands”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The plaintiff here has alleged that the Board does grant interviews to some similarly-situated applicants for parole, but has arbitrarily refused him such an interview. Georgia law allows, but does not require, an interview. Ga.Code Ann. Sec. 77-516. The Board is allowed to promulgate rules and regulations concerning all its functions. Id. Sec. 77-525. The Board, pursuant to Sec. 77-525, has made the following statement: Statewide Inmate Interview Program Board members cannot personally interview every inmate being considered for parole. However, under a continuing Board policy, inmates hearing their parole consideration date are automatically selected for interview by Board members if they meet certain criteria. Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Rule Book 13 (1975). The Rule Book does not list and define the 'certain criteria'. The plaintiff may be able to show that under a properly promulgated rule he was entitled to an interview, but arbitrarily denied one.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Cruz v. Skelton“(i)n deciding whether a prisoner's pro se complaint states a cause of action . . . it was error to dismiss the complaint without affording the plaintiff an opportunity to prove his allegations.”
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.