621 F. App'x 825 - Michael Thomas v. Lynn Noder-Love’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A. · Board of Trustees of the University of Alabamas v. Patricia Garrett
Most-quoted passages
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“Documents outside of the pleadings that may typically be incorporated without converting the motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment are public records, matters of which a court may take judicial notice, and letter decisions of governmental agencies.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a]n eyewitness identification - standing alone - is sufficient to establish probable cause unless the officer has some reason to believe at the time of the arrest that the eyewitness is lying or mistaken.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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