FELIX-TORRES v. Graham’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Estelle v. Gamble
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“fail[ed] to act on information indicating unconstitutional acts were occurring or for his gross negligence in failing to supervise his subordinates who commit such wrongful acts,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Reed v. Sheppard“(i.e., under the doctrine of respondeat superior) is insufficient to show his or her personal involvement in that unlawful conduct.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Reed v. Sheppard“A position in a hierarchical chain of command, without more, is insufficient to support a showing of personal involvement.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Reed v. Sheppard
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.