Franklin v. Peterson’s Empirical Analysis
878 F.3d 631 · 2017
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Graham v. Connor · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Pearson v. Callahan
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“we lack jurisdiction to determine whether the evidence could support a finding that particular conduct occurred at all.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The reasonableness of an officer's use of force is evaluated by looking at the totality of the circumstances, including the severity of the crime at issue, whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of the officers or others, and whether he is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade by flight. The use of deadly force is not constitutionally unreasonable if an officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or others.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[W]e have authority to decide the purely legal issue of whether the facts alleged by the plaintiff are a violation of clearly established law.”
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.