Battista v. Clarke’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 federal appellate · 15 district ·

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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[Sjecurity considerations also matter at prisons ... and administrators have to balance conflicting demands. The known risk of harm is not conclusive: so long as the balancing judgments are within the realm of reason and made in good faith, the officials’ actions are not deliberate indifference.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 889 F. Supp. 2d 190 - Kosilek v. Spencer · Snell v. Neville

2. “it is enough for the prisoner to show a wanton disregard sufficiently evidenced by 'denial, delay, or interference with prescribed health care.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Zingg v. Groblewski · Reaves v. Dep't of Corr.

3. “First, for some time, the Department refused to take the GID diagnosis and request for hormone therapy seriously. Its representatives resisted it in other cases, and when their own medical advisers supported the request for Battista, the defendants went back and forth apparently looking for an out. It may take some education to comprehend that GID is a disorder that can be extremely dangerous. But the education seems to have taken an unduly long time in this instance, especially in light of the self-mutilation attempt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 889 F. Supp. 2d 190 - Kosilek v. Spencer