Bryan v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
821 F.2d 455 · 1987
Citation profile
39 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Evans v. Croom · Franklin v. Oregon · Wartman v. Branch 7, Civil Division, County Court, Milwaukee County · Jones v. Morris · Collier v. Tatum
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 56 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[u]pon the filing of the complaint the clerk shall forthwith issue a summons ...”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A] district court judge should deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis if an action is frivolous or malicious.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Eppel v. Doe“This practice will avoid any conflict between section 1915 and Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(a),”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.