Booker v. Koonce

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that “[a] claim against a defendant who is immune from suit is frivolous because it is based upon an indisputably meritless legal theory”
• emphasizing that the claim must truly lack merit, such as where the defendant has immunity to suit
• applying Section 1915 to non-prisoner, former arrestee who claimed wrongful arrest and affirming dismissal under Section 1915
• noting dismissal of claims with “some chance” of success is inappropriate at screening stage but affirming dismissal where pro se plaintiff’s claim “[was] based upon an indisputably meritless legal theory”
• noting dismissal of claims with \some chance\ of success is inappropriate at screening stage but affirming dismissal where pro se plaintiff's claim \[was] based upon an indisputably meritless legal theory\
• noting dismissal of claims with \some chance\ of success is inappropriate at screening stage but affirming dismissal where pro se plaintiff's claim \[was] based upon an indisputably meritless legal theory\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Christopher J. Murphy v. J.A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-08-02· cited 176×
• Mackey v. Dickson
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-03-16· cited 144×
• Cleveland Hicks, Jr. v. Jack M. Garner, Etc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-11-03· cited 141×
• Eason v. Holt
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-01-26· cited 112×
• Littles v. Board of Pardons & Paroles Division
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-11-02· cited 82×
• Trent Taylor v. Marion Williams
  Fifth Circuit· 2019-12-20· cited 43×
• Brinson v. McKeeman
  W.D. Texas· 1997-12-31· cited 38×
• Frazier v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
  E.D. Louisiana· 1995-10-20· cited 1×
• Burrell v. Griffith
  E.D. Texas· 1994-10-26· cited 1×
• Murphy v. Collins
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-07-08
• Hicks v. Garner
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-11-03
• Casiano v. United States
  S.D. Texas· 1997-01-30
• Tate v. Gusman
  E.D. Louisiana· 2006-11-07
• in Re Reidie James Jackson, Relator
  Texas Supreme Court· 2015-11-25

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.
  Supreme Court· 1978-06-06· cited 41,449×
• Neitzke v. Williams
  Supreme Court· 1989-05-01· cited 22,300×
• Denton v. Hernandez
  Supreme Court· 1992-05-04· cited 9,936×
• Imbler v. Pachtman
  Supreme Court· 1976-03-02· cited 7,274×
• Norman R. Spears v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of Corrections
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-07-03· cited 837×
• Thomas James Hand v. Stuart Gary, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Deputy Sheriff
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-03-10· cited 174×
• Gary Terrell v. University of Texas System Police
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-06-30· cited 172×
• Anderson v. State Bar of California
  Supreme Court· 1991-01-22· cited 154×
• Mary Turner, A/K/A Mary Turner Hind, a Feme Sole v. Upton County, Texas
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-09-11· cited 125×
• David Darrell Moore v. Ray Mabus
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-11-02· cited 117×
• Kevin Michael Cay v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-05-12· cited 102×
• Jerry Lynn Young v. Neil B. Biggers, Jr., J.W. Collins
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-07-26· cited 84×
• Dr. Alvin I. Thomas, Cross-Appellant v. Eristus Sams, Individually and as Mayor of Prairie View, and City of Prairie View, Defendant-Cross-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1984-09-17· cited 75×
• Wallace S. Pugh v. Parish of St. Tammany
  Fifth Circuit· 1989-06-20· cited 63×
• Paul Ross Wooton v. Pumpkin Air, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1989-04-10· cited 15×