Smith v. Wrigley’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Neitzke v. Williams · Jones v. Bock · Denton v. Hernandez · Smith v. Indiana Department of Correction
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“allegations regarding a 'painful odor' in a DOC facility and the lack of televisions in a segregation unit [and] one suit [in which hel claimed an 'inalienable right' to Rogaine. Defendants in Smith's suits include the Chief Justices of the United States and the Indiana Supreme Courts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Smith v. Wrigley“not deprive inmates of adequate, effective, and meaningful access to the courts ... because it does not prevent inmates from pursuing claims but merely requires that they pay the filing fee.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Smith v. Wrigley“[gliven Smith's penchant for litigation, we acknowledge the very real possibility that his claims in this case are completely false or at least exaggerations of the truth.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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