769 F. Supp. 2d 42 - Schofield v. Clarke’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 district · 1 state decisions

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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 938 F. Supp. 2d 116 - Wilmot v. Tracey

2. “[a]lthough [the plaintiff] has alleged emotional distress (and separately alleged unrelated physical harm caused by another inmate's assault), he fails to allege any physical harm manifested by 'objective symptomology' of the emotional distress.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Madison v. Cruz

3. “for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody without a prior showing of physical injury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Madison v. Cruz