Skeets v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · Perry v. Sindermann · Carey v. Piphus · Setser v. Novack Investment Co. · Birdwell v. Hazelwood School District
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[p]laintiff's job was not tenured, and under Arkansas law he was an at-will employee whose employment could be terminated at any time. Plaintiff's only claimed source of a property interest is the department's grievance procedures.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“give an impartial hearing, make a thorough investigation and, if possible, make a decision which is mutually agreeable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Skeets v. Johnson
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.