Edwards v. Gilbert

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that mere verbal taunts, despite their distressing nature, directed at inmate by jailers do not violate inmate’s constitutional rights
• noting that taunts, even those that are “distressing” do not violate a prisoner’s constitutional rights under the Eighth Amendment
• noting that mere verbal taunts, despite their distressing nature, directed at inmate by jailers do not violate an inmate’s constitutional rights
• noting that verbal taunts, alone, are insufficient to state a constitutional violation
• finding verbal taunts directed at an inmate, even if they are distressing, do not deprive the inmate of constitutional rights
• “The law does not require jail officials to keep up with the latest literature in the social sciences.”

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Cited by

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

• Delores Simmons, Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel La Friscoe Simmons v. The City of Philadelphia Police Officer A. Panati, Badge No. 2587
  Third Circuit· 1991-11-21· cited 436×
• Arlington Leon Brown, 036932 v. Sgt. Chris Hughes, Chief Deputy Charles Tompkins, Etc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1990-03-01· cited 351×
• Sharon Courson v. Quinn A. McMillian Individually and as Sheriff of Walton County, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Jim Roy
  Eleventh Circuit· 1991-08-30· cited 332×
• Lassiter v. Alabama A & M University
  Eleventh Circuit· 1994-08-17· cited 311×
• Randy James Barber, Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Robert Barber, Deceased v. City of Salem, Ohio
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-01-07· cited 298×
• Marilyn Greason v. Ralph Kemp
  Eleventh Circuit· 1990-01-09· cited 247×
• Lassiter v. Alabama
  Eleventh Circuit· 1994-08-17· cited 137×
• Belcher v. City of Foley
  Eleventh Circuit· 1994-09-02· cited 129×
• Belcher v. Oliver
  Fourth Circuit· 1990-03-12· cited 129×
• Cannon v. Macon County
  Eleventh Circuit· 1993-09-17· cited 123×
• Popham v. City of Talladega
  Eleventh Circuit· 1990-08-20· cited 113×
• Dolihite v. Maughon
  Eleventh Circuit· 1996-01-23· cited 106×
• Gordon v. Kidd
  Fourth Circuit· 1992-07-01· cited 105×
• Brent K. Hansen v. John Soldenwagner Raymond Malecki John Puleo, City of Sunrise
  Eleventh Circuit· 1994-04-21· cited 92×
• Floyd B. Hutton, Anna v. Hutton v. Sheriff Thomas Strickland, Individually and as Sheriff of Holmes County, Florida
  Eleventh Circuit· 1990-12-27· cited 89×
• Elvan Moore v. Kevin Pederson
  Eleventh Circuit· 2015-10-15· cited 84×
• Unnamed case
  Eleventh Circuit· 1994-09-02· cited 82×
• Edwards v. Gilbert
  Eleventh Circuit· 1989-02-28· cited 80×
• Hill v. Dekalb Regional Youth Detention Center
  Eleventh Circuit· 1994-12-27· cited 70×
• Bell v. Stigers
  Eighth Circuit· 1991-07-02· cited 54×

Cites

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

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Harlow v. Fitzgerald
  Supreme Court· 1982-06-24· cited 22,846×
• Anderson v. Creighton
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-25· cited 12,768×
• Mitchell v. Forsyth
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-19· cited 8,858×
• Malley v. Briggs
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-05· cited 6,748×
• Whitley v. Albers
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-04· cited 6,155×
• Hewitt v. Helms
  Supreme Court· 1983-02-22· cited 3,877×
• Davis v. Scherer
  Supreme Court· 1984-08-16· cited 2,605×
• George Hamm v. Dekalb County, and Pat Jarvis, Sheriff
  Eleventh Circuit· 1985-11-04· cited 622×
• Kathy Jo Taylor, a Minor, by and Through David S. Walker, Jr., Attorney at Law as Guardian Ad Litem v. James G. Ledbetter, ph.d.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1987-06-09· cited 272×
• Mr. And Mrs. J.L. Rogers, Etc. v. David C. Evans, Leland Q. Linahan, Mr. And Mrs. J.L. Rogers, Etc. v. Vendya Lewis
  Eleventh Circuit· 1986-09-15· cited 234×
• Roberts v. City of Troy
  Sixth Circuit· 1985-09-30· cited 212×
• Cabrales v. County of Los Angeles
  Ninth Circuit· 1988-12-28· cited 177×
• Qaid Rafeeq Azeez and Abdullah Muhammad v. James W. Fairman, Warden, John E. Wright, Asst. Warden, and A. Dodge, 120 (c.o.)
  Seventh Circuit· 1986-06-30· cited 169×
• Ralph Partridge and Betty Partridge v. Two Unknown Police Officers of the City of Houston, Texas
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-06-13· cited 161×
• State Bank Of St. Charles v. Camic
  Seventh Circuit· 1983-07-13· cited 143×
• Barts v. Joyner
  Eleventh Circuit· 1989-01-27· cited 140×
• Sherry J. Anderson v. City of Atlanta
  Eleventh Circuit· 1985-12-16· cited 135×
• Donald Gagne, Etc. v. City of Galveston, and Mike Putnal
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-12-09· cited 89×
• Brewer v. Perrin
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1984-03-05· cited 73×

Other cases named Edwards v. Gilbert

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Edwards v. Gilbert
  Eleventh Circuit· 1989-02-28· cited 80×