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Wilborn v. Ealey’s Empirical Analysis

881 F.3d 998 · 2018

Citation profile

13
cited by 13 later decisions
June 2025
most recently cited

5 federal appellate ·

Relationships

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 28 U.S.C. § 1915A · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1997E

Relies on Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · Heck v. Humphrey · Whitley v. Albers · Hudson v. McMillian

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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “an indefinite commitment to search until a volunteer is found.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “must rely on the generosity of lawyers to volunteer their time and skill on behalf of indigent civil parties.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “identifying a volunteer is not always possible, especially for cases outside of major metropolitan areas.”
    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.