Dimmig v. Wahl’s Empirical Analysis
983 F.2d 86 · 1993
Citation profile
27 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Branti v. Finkel · West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · Wooley v. Maynard · Halas v. Department of Energy · Scott v. E O'Grady
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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“hinder the effective performance of the department,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“We review a grant of a motion to dismiss de novo. Scott v. O'Grady, 975 F.2d 366 , 368 (7th Cir.1992). We accept all well-pleaded facts alleged in the complaint as true and draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the plaintiff. Id.; Prince v. Rescorp Realty, 940 F.2d 1104 , 1106 (7th Cir.1991). We are not, however, required 'to ignore any facts set forth in the complaint that undermine the plaintiff's claim or to assign any weight to unsupported conclusions of law.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[a] sheriff may use political considerations when determining who will serve as a deputy sheriff.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Mitchell v. Thompson
How this case has been treated — in progress
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