Collins v. Ferguson’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Kentucky v. Graham · Superintendent Massachusetts Correctional Institution Walpole v. Hill · Ponte v. Real
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[i]t is generally premature to address the defense of qualified immunity in a motion to dismiss pursuant to [Rule] 12(b)(6)’ ”). Bernstein v. City of New York, No. 06 Civ. 895, 2007 WL 1573910 , at (S.D.N.Y. 2007) (quoting Walker v, Mendoza, No. 00 Civ. 93, 2000 WL 915070 , at (E.D.N.Y. June 27, 2000)); see Taylor v. Wilde, No. 11-CV-3608, 2012 WL 2860999 , at (E.D.N.Y, July 10, 2012) (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Perez v. Ponte
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.