Hernandez v. Ridley’s Empirical Analysis
734 F.3d 1254 · 2013
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Pearson v. Callahan · County of Sacramento v. Lewis · Joshua Deshaney, a Minor, by His Guardian Ad Litem, and Melody Deshaney,s v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services, 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Conduct that shocks the judicial conscience”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Halley v. Huckaby · Doe v. Woodard“To show a defendant's conduct is conscience shocking, a plaintiff must prove a government actor arbitrarily abused his authority or 'employed it as an instrument of oppression.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Halley v. Huckaby · Doe v. Woodard“The behavior complained of must be egregious and outrageous.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Halley v. Huckaby · Doe v. Woodard
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.