Roberts v. Spielman’s Empirical Analysis
643 F.3d 899 · 2011
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Pearson v. Callahan · Hope v. Pelzer
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The officer's conduct is 'evaluated by reference to the circumstances then confronting the officer, including the need for a prompt assessment of sometimes ambiguous information concerning potentially serious consequences.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““[gliven Roberts’s belligerent behavior when [the deputy] opened the door and identified himself, and in light of what Huckabee had told him, [the deputy] could reasonably have believed that Roberts posed a danger to herself that justified his remaining inside the doorway of her home for about five minutes and then, for safety reasons, briefly removing her from the home while he tried to calm her down and determine her mental state.” Id. at 906 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In the context of a mental-health seizure '... the Fourth Amendment requires the officer to have probable cause to believe the person is dangerous either to himself or to others.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ellison v. Hobbs
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.