Clark v. Hanley’s Empirical Analysis
2023
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Farmer v. Brennan · Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · Wilson v. Seiter · Rhodes v. Chapman
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“equitable tolling often raises fact-specific issues premature for resolution on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, before a plaintiff can develop the factual record . . . it is generally improper to dismiss a complaint as untimely.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“make credibility findings, weigh evidence, and resolve factual disputes that bear on [the issue].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“evidentiary hearing . . . functions . . . as a bifurcated bench trial”
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.