Kosilek v. Spencer’s Empirical Analysis
774 F.3d 63 · 2014
Citation profile
54
cited by 54 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
1
states following
June 2025
most recently cited
10 federal appellate · 25 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Estelle v. Gamble · Farmer v. Brennan · Bell v. Wolfish · Ornelas v. United States
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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[are] so obvious that even a lay person would easily recognize the necessity for a doctor's attention.'”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[D]eliberate indifference 'defines a narrow band of conduct' ... and requires evidence that the failure in treatment was purposeful.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he law is clear that where two alternative courses of medical treatment exist, and both alleviate negative effects within the boundaries of modern medicine, it is not the place of our court to 'second guess medical judgments'. . . .”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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