Terrones v. Allen’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Terry v. Ohio · United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co. · University of Tennessee v. Elliott · United States v. Montoya De Hernandez
Most-quoted passages
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“acting in a judicial capacity ... resolves disputed issues of fact properly before it which the parties have had an adequate opportunity to litigate,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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