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Armato v. Grounds’s Empirical Analysis

766 F.3d 713 · 2014

Citation profile

24
cited by 24 later decisions
1
states following
February 2025
most recently cited

9 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Parratt v. Taylor · First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co. · Stephens v. Erickson

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “that when a previously-convicted sex offender is released from custody, he is subject to strict MSR conditions such as electronic monitoring and a suitable host location approved by the IDOC.” Id. Because no such housing could be located, the administrator decided that Armato could not be released. Id. She then contacted several of her superiors, who told her that “the appropriate line of action would be to 'violate [Armato] at the door,’”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “the processes undertaken by the defendants were sufficient to address Armato’s situation and justify his prolonged detention.” Id. at 722 . The defendants had contacted the AG's Office to pursue an amendment to Arma-to's sentence, and, in any event,”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “the nonmoving party must come forward with specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority

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