Lucas v. O'Loughlin’s Empirical Analysis
831 F.2d 232 · 1987
Citation profile
23 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 43 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently February 2020 · most notably McMillian v. Monroe County (1997), Parker v. Williams (1989)
23 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Bonner v. City of Prichard · Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · Familias Unidas v. Briscoe · Donnellon v. Fruehauf Corp.
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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Although elected by virtue of state law, he was elected to serve the county as sheriff. In that capacity, he had absolute authority over the appointment and control of his deputies. His and their salaries were paid by local taxation and according to a budget approved by the county commissioners. We conclude, therefore, that his act was the act of [the county].”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage“Sheriffs may appoint deputies to act under them who shall have the same power as the sheriff appointing them, and for the neglect and default of whom in the execution of their office the sheriff shall be responsible.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The independence of the sheriffs shall be preserved concerning ... selection of personnel, and the hiring, firing, and setting of salaries of such personnel... .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.