Scheffler v. Molin’s Empirical Analysis
743 F.3d 619 · 2014
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Stone v. Harry · Chambers v. Pennycook · Garcia v. City of Trenton · Riehm v. Engelking · Santiago v. Blair
Most-quoted passages
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“the question is not whether the plaintiff [herself] was deterred, though how plaintiff acted might be evidence of what a reasonable person would have done.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“). A reasonable reading of Danielson's entire complaint is that Huether assaulted him for filing the ethics complaint and otherwise criticizing Huether. As to the second element of a First Amendment retaliation claim, this Court must determine whether it is plausible that Huether striking Danielson hard enough supposedly to damage his teeth, head, and neck would deter a person of ordinary firmness from continuing to criticize Huether. This second element is objective:”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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