Fields v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions

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

1. “Refusing to provide effective treatment for a serious medical condition serves no valid penological purpose and amounts to torture.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Mitchell v. Kallas · 889 F. Supp. 2d 190 - Kosilek v. Spencer

2. “Prospective relief in any civil action with respect to prison conditions shall extend no further than necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right of a particular plaintiff or plaintiffs. The court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right, and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right. The court shall give substantial weight to any adverse impact on public safety or the operation of a criminal justice system caused by the relief.”

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

3. “We therefore conclude that deliberate indifference to serious medical needs of prisoners constitutes the 'unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain,' proscribed by the Eighth Amendment. This is true whether the indifference is manifested by prison doctors in their response to the prisoner's needs or by prison guards in intentionally denying or delaying access to medical care or intentionally interfering with the treatment once prescribed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Gibson v. Collier