Sottoriva v. Claps’s Empirical Analysis
617 F.3d 971 · 2010
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State Prison · Ustrak v. Fairman · Production and Maintenance Employees' Local v. Roadmaster Corporation C O N · Divane v. Krull Electric Co.
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a plaintiff is deemed 'prevailing' even though he succeeded on only some of his claims for relief.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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