Johnson v. Moody’s Empirical Analysis
903 F.3d 766 · 2018
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Pearson v. Callahan · Crawford-El v. Britton · Godar v. Edwards · Akins v. Epperly
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) whether the facts alleged demonstrate a violation of the employee's constitutional right and (2) whether that right was clearly established at the time of the employee's firing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wells v. Cole“should be resolved 'at the earliest possible stage in litigation' to ensure that insubstantial damage claims against government officials are resolved 'prior to discovery.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wells v. Cole
How this case has been treated — in progress
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