Root v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
June 2018
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1391
Relies on Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · Correctional Services Corp. v. Malesko · Terrell v. Brewer · Santa Maria v. Pacific Bell · Fink v. Shedler
Most-quoted passages
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“The district court properly dismissed Root's claims against the Wackenhut Corrections Corporation and the FTC Oklahoma City, FCI Sheridan and FCI Taft facilities because a Bivens cause of action is not available against private entities.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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