Fitzgerald v. Patrick’s Empirical Analysis
927 F.2d 1037 · 1991
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
May 1994
most recently cited
6 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald
Most-quoted passages
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“because [he] could have reasonably believed that it was necessary under the circumstances.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Daniels v. Terrell
How this case has been treated — in progress
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