Spencer v. Rhodes’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Cruz v. Beto · Herrmann v. United States · Benjamin v. United States · Thomas v. United States · Crisafi v. Holland
Most-quoted passages
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“when there is no recital of credible probative facts that support the allegations that the plaintiff is • attempting to make, the Plaintiff sues those involved in securing his incarceration, and the tone of all the Plaintiffs allegations indicates that he is bringing his suit merely to satisfy his desire for vengeance against the Defendants and not to rectify any wrong done to him, then the suit is a MALICIOUS one.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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