McTeague v. Sosnowski’s Empirical Analysis
617 F.2d 1016 · 1980
Citation profile
13 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 24 later decisions — most recently October 2015
13 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 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
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1397 (§ 2001 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Gideon v. Wainwright · Younger v. Harris · Stanley v. Illinois · Pierce v. Society of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Same · Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[W]hen a viable complaint is filed in forma pauperis, the pauper must be treated like all other litigants in the decision to dismiss.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“When Congress opened the door to in forma pauperis petitions, it was concerned that the removal of the cost barrier might result in a tidalwave of frivolous or malicious motions filed by persons who gave no pause before crossing the threshold of the courthouse door. Concerned not only with the court congestion which might result, but also with the financial burden the public would have to bear because of these claims, Congress included in Section 1915 a provision permitting the early dismissal of some claims [citation ommited]. Thus, Section 1915(d) states that ‘the court ... may dismiss the case if ... satisfied that the action is frivolous or malicious.’”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“is intended to guarantee that no citizen shall be denied an opportunity to commence, prosecute, or defend an action, civil or criminal, 'in any court of the United States' solely because his poverty makes it impossible for him to pay or secure the costs.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Crisafi v. Holland
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.