Tolbert v. Stevenson’s Empirical Analysis
635 F.3d 646 · 2011
Citation profile
15 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1997E
Relies on Jones v. Bock · Edwards v. City of Goldsboro · National Credit Union Administration v. First National Bank & Trust Co. · Thompson v. Drug Enforcement Administration · McLean v. United States
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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(g) In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action or proceeding under this [in forma pauperis ] section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Lisenby v. Lear · Blakely v. Wards“The reversal as to some of Powells’s claims in No. 98-4160 eliminates one of the 'three strikes' that was the basis for the District Court’s dismissal of the two later-filed cases.”). But see Pointer v. Wilkinson, 502 F.3d 369 , 376 (6th Cir.2007) (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Byrd v. Shannon“§ 1915(g) requires that a prisoner's entire 'action or appeal' be dismissed on enumerated grounds in order to count as a strike''); Turley v. Gaetz, 625 F.3d 1005 , 1009 (7th Cir.2010) (holding that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ball v. Famiglio
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.