Edwards v. Shanley’s Empirical Analysis
666 F.3d 1289 · 2012
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Graham v. Connor · Bell v. Wolfish · Pearson v. Callahan · Duncan v. Walker · SAUCIER v. KATZ Et Al.
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Critical to this determination is the fact that, .in subjecting Edwards to the dog attack, Officer Shanley increased the force applied at the same time the threat presented by Edwards decreased. To be sure, the seriousness of Edwards’s fleeing Officer Lovett had not changed, and thus under the first Graham factor we accept that Officer Shanley had some reason to approach Edwards with concerns for his own safety. But insofar as fleeing from the police raises doubt about the danger an individual poses, Edwards mitigated that doubt by laying prone with his hands exposed and begging to surrender. As a result, the second and third Graham factors weigh in favor of Edwards’s argument that ex traordinary force was not necessary or appropriate for the entire duration of the dog attack.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the burden shifts to the plaintiff to show that qualified immunity is not appropriate.” Id. When evaluating a claim for qualified immunity, a court must determine (1) whether the facts alleged, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, show that the officer’s conduct violated a constitutional right, and (2) whether the right at issue was”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“greater force than did the officers arresting Priester.” Id. at 1298 . 5 . Though the complaint asserts that Draco bit Jones for”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Jones v. Fransen
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.