Miller v. Gonzalez’s Empirical Analysis
761 F.3d 822 · 2014
Citation profile
12 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Graham v. Connor · Payne v. Pauley · O'Neill v. Krzeminski · Yang v. Hardin
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.
“had been motionless for upwards of ten seconds”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“This prohibition against significant force against a subdued suspect applies notwithstanding a suspect's previous behavior-including resisting arrest, threatening officer safety, or potentially carrying a weapon.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Gant v. Hartman“subdued at gunpoint, lying motionless and spread-eagled on the ground.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Todero v. Blackwell
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.