Johnson v. Moseley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate ·

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

1. “(1) a criminal prosecution was initiated against Plaintiff and Defendant “made, influenced, or participated in the decision to prosecute;” (2) there was no probable cause for the criminal prosecution; (3) as a consequence of the legal proceeding, Plaintiff suffered a deprivation of liberty apart from the initial seizure; and (4) the criminal proceeding was resolved in Plaintiffs favor.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Meeks v. City of Detroit · 644 F. App'x 621 - Jared Rapp v. Susan Putman

2. “[a] police officer violates a suspect's clearly established right to freedom from malicious prosecution under the Fourth Amendment 'only when his deliberate or reckless falsehoods result in arrest and prosecution without probable cause.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Novak v. City of Parma · Coffey v. Carroll

3. “in light of the specific context of the case, not as a broad general proposition.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Estep v. Combs · 319 F. Supp. 3d 191 - Turpin v. Ray