Boivin v. Black

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that pro se litigants are not exempt from procedural rules
• “By the same token, courts endeavor, within reasonable limits, to guard against the loss of pro se claims due to technical defects.”
• “[C]ourts endeavor, within reasonable limits, to guard against the loss of pro se claims due to technical defects.”
• “[C]ourts endeavor, within reasonable limits, to guard against the loss of pro se claims due to technical defects.”
• “courts hold pro se pleadings to less demanding standards than those drafted by lawyers”
• stating “pro se petitions are to be liberally construed”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

72 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Rodi v. Southern New England School of Law
  First Circuit· 2004-11-10· cited 456×
• Alex Pearson, Cross-Appellee v. George C. Welborn, Warden and Kristen Kwasniewski
  Seventh Circuit· 2006-12-08· cited 259×
• Robert Foulk v. Ronald Charrier, Lieutenant Charrier Individually and in His Official Capacity, United States of America, Intervenor Below-Appellant
  Eighth Circuit· 2001-08-17· cited 221×
• Jimmie Lee Riley v. David T. Kurtz
  Sixth Circuit· 2004-03-17· cited 167×
• Walker v. Bain
  Sixth Circuit· 2001-07-20· cited 156×
• Eulitt v. ME Dept. of Edu
  First Circuit· 2004-10-22· cited 113×
• Cedric Johnson v. George M. Daley, and United States of America, Intervenor-Appellant
  Seventh Circuit· 2003-08-19· cited 103×
• Dutil v. Murphy
  First Circuit· 2008-12-11· cited 85×
• Stornawaye Financial Corp. v. Hill
  First Circuit· 2009-04-01· cited 72×
• Coleman Jackson v. State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Dept. of Offender Rehabilitation of the State of Georgia
  Eleventh Circuit· 2003-05-20· cited 69×
• Newman v. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
  First Circuit· 2018-08-20· cited 64×
• 229 Main Street Ltd. Partnership v. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (In Re 229 Main Street Ltd. Partnership)
  First Circuit· 2001-08-22· cited 63×
• Shepherd v. Goord
  Second Circuit· 2011-11-15· cited 50×
• Tommy Ray Mays, II v. Frank LaRose
  Sixth Circuit· 2020-03-03· cited 45×
• Butterworth v. United States
  First Circuit· 2015-01-05· cited 41×
• Citizens Awareness Network, Inc. v. United States
  First Circuit· 2004-12-10· cited 36×
• City of Providence v. US Department of Justice
  First Circuit· 2020-03-24· cited 30×
• Jamey Wilkins v. Officer Gaddy
  Fourth Circuit· 2013-11-01· cited 27×
• Parker v. Conway
  Third Circuit· 2009-09-17· cited 24×
• Keup v. Hopkins
  Eighth Circuit· 2010-03-04· cited 23×

Cites

36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Haines v. Kerner
  Supreme Court· 1972-02-22· cited 26,103×
• Lewis v. Casey
  Supreme Court· 1996-06-24· cited 7,493×
• Jena Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Department Al Olsen, Police Chief, Individually and as a Police Agent
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-05-11· cited 5,771×
• Bounds v. Smith
  Supreme Court· 1977-04-27· cited 4,812×
• United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1989-02-22· cited 4,657×
• Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society
  Supreme Court· 1975-05-12· cited 4,586×
• Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.
  Supreme Court· 1981-08-28· cited 3,458×
• Carey v. Piphus
  Supreme Court· 1978-03-21· cited 3,438×
• Farrar v. Hobby
  Supreme Court· 1992-12-14· cited 3,072×
• Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-01· cited 2,387×
• Bolling v. Sharpe
  Supreme Court· 1954-05-17· cited 2,385×
• Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-24· cited 2,199×
• Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air
  Supreme Court· 1986-07-02· cited 1,746×
• City of Burlington v. Dague
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-24· cited 1,519×
• Romer v. Evans
  Supreme Court· 1996-06-03· cited 1,427×
• Lindsey v. Normet
  Supreme Court· 1972-02-23· cited 901×
• United States Department of Agriculture v. Moreno
  Supreme Court· 1973-06-25· cited 871×
• Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co.
  Supreme Court· 1973-03-26· cited 851×
• Steven M. Desrosiers v. John J. Moran
  First Circuit· 1991-11-15· cited 394×
• Schlesinger v. Ballard
  Supreme Court· 1975-03-03· cited 361×