Patchette v. Nix’s Empirical Analysis
952 F.2d 158 · 1991
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bell v. Wolfish · Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · Rhodes v. Chapman · Hutto v. Finney · Kentucky Department of Corrections v. Thompson
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[Regulations create a protectable liberty interest only when they (1) “place substantive limitations on the exercise of official discretion;” and (2) contain “ ‘explicit mandatory language’ ” comprising “ ‘specific directives to the decision maker that if the regulations’ substantive predicate acts are present, a particular outcome must follow.’ ””
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“There is no static test for determining whether conditions of confinement are cruel and unusual. The Eighth Amendment must draw its meaning from the evolving standards of decency that mark the process of a maturing society. Rhodes, 452 U.S. at 346 , 101 S.Ct. at 2399 . Whether conditions at a specific prison are unconstitutional necessitates a factual inquiry about the specific conditions at that facility.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gordon v. Faber“'specific directives to the decision maker that if the regulations' substantive predicate acts are present, a particular outcome must follow.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Williams v. Nix
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.