Patterson v. Aiken’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
December 1990
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915
Relies on Pierson v. Ray · Butz v. Economou · Stump v. Sparkman · Brunswick Corporation v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat Inc · Hannahville Indian Community v. United States
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“[Patterson's] arguments respecting the use of perjured testimony, bias on the part of the judges, inability to conduct adequate discovery, and the like, [were] all arguments which either could have been or were raised during the course of [the four previous] lawsuits.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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