Green v. Black’s Empirical Analysis
755 F.2d 687 · 1985
Citation profile
25 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Greenholtz v. Inmates of Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex · Parker v. Corrothers · Smith v. Bacon · Horsey v. Asher · Wilson v. Iowa
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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“found not only in a state's statutes or administrative code, but also in official policy pronouncements that are intended to guide the exercise of discretion.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Tyler v. Black · Melvin Leroy Tyler Frank Kevin Pool George Thorn Vincecca Vallard Jerry Jones Mark Hamilton Jack Morgan and McKinley Robinson v. Dr. Leroy Black and Donald Wyrick, Melvin Leroy Tyler Frank Kevin Pool George Thorn Vincecca Vallard Jerry Jones Mark Hamilton Jack Morgan and McKinley Robinson v. Dr. Leroy Black and Donald Wyrick“Under the liberal rules applicable to pro se prisoners, an action is not frivolous unless it appears 'beyond a reasonable doubt that [the] petitioner can prove no set of facts in support of his [or her] claim which would entitle him [or her] to relief.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Haley v. Dormire
How this case has been treated — in progress
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