Brown v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis
829 F.3d 365 · 2016
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
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 Houston v. Lack · Pepper v. United States · Pepper v. United States · Pepper v. United States · Jacquez v. Procunier
Most-quoted passages
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“[In 1998,] Clarence Brown was convicted in Texas state court of one count of aggravated assault on a peace officer and three counts of sexual assault, and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Before Brown was released from prison [in October 2011], the state initiated civil commitment proceedings against him under [the SVPA]. A jury found that he had a behavioral abnormality that made him "likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence," and the trial court entered a final judgment ordering Brown civilly committed. In re Commitment of Brown , No. 09-10-00589-CV, 2012 WL 4466348 , at (Tex. App.-Beaumont Sept. 27, 2012). The order was affirmed on appeal. Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Brown v. Taylor“The district court dismissed Brown's complaint sua sponte , with prejudice and without notice and opportunity to respond.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Brown v. Taylor“is cabined by the requirements of basic fairness,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Brown v. Taylor
How this case has been treated — in progress
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