Hernandez v. Johnston’s Empirical Analysis
833 F.2d 1316 · 1987
Citation profile
49 federal appellate · 7 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 68 later decisions — most recently April 2015 · most notably Duffy v. Riveland (1996), Harkins Amusement Enterprises, Inc. v. General Cinema Corp. (1988)
49 federal appellate · 7 district ·
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 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)
Relies on Haines v. Kerner · Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · Daniels v. Williams · Paul v. Davis · Hewitt v. Helms
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 68 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“particularized standards or criteria [that] guide the ... [prison's] decisionmakers”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Summary judgment is appropriate if the moving party presents evidence that shows that no genuine issue of material fact exists and that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Once the moving party has met this initial burden, the nonmoving party has the subsequent burden of presenting significant probative evidence tending to support its claim that material, triable issues of fact remain.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a] state may create a constitutionally protected liberty interest by establishing regulatory measures that impose substantive limitations on the exercise of official discretion.”
2 later decisions 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.