Slotnick v. Garfinkle’s Empirical Analysis
632 F.2d 163 · 1980
Citation profile
38 federal appellate · 44 district · 9 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 106 later decisions — most recently August 2021 · most notably Henry v. Farmer City State Bank (1986), San Filippo v. U.S. Trust Co. of New York, Inc. (1984)
38 federal appellate · 44 district · 9 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. § 455 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · Imbler v. Pachtman · Pierson v. Ray · Griffin v. Breckenridge · Stump v. Sparkman
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 106 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Judicial immunity extends as well to those who carry out the orders of judges.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Though we are mindful that pro se complaints are to be read generously, allegations of conspiracy must nevertheless be supported by material facts, not merely conclusory statements.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The fate of an official with qualified immunity depends upon the circumstances and motivations of his actions as established by the evidence at trial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.