Hickey v. Reeder

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the use of a stun gun on a non-violent inmate’s misconduct was “summary corporal punishment” that violated his right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment
• holding that use of a Taser against an inmate violated the Eighth Amendment
• noting that when used effectively, a stun gun “temporarily incapacitate[s] a threatening person, [giving] the officers involved momentary advantage and a chance to neutralize the threat”
• noting that when used effectively, a stun gun “temporarily incapacitated a threatening person, [giving] the officers involved momentary advantage and a chance to neutralize the threat”
• holding single use of stun gun against prisoner to compel compliance with order to sweep cell was excessive under the Eighth Amendment as a matter of law
• finding a taser’s use more than de minimis only “if inflicted without legitimate reason ” (emphasis added)

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Cited by

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

• Bilal v. Driver
  Eleventh Circuit· 2001-05-23· cited 721×
• Cindy Abbott v. Sangamon County
  Seventh Circuit· 2013-01-29· cited 604×
• Bryan v. MacPherson
  Ninth Circuit· 2010-06-18· cited 459×
• Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles
  Ninth Circuit· 2018-05-30· cited 457×
• Lewis v. Downey
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-09-04· cited 383×
• Brown v. City of Golden Valley
  Eighth Circuit· 2009-07-22· cited 380×
• Irving v. Dormire
  Eighth Circuit· 2008-03-07· cited 339×
• Kosilek v. Spencer
  First Circuit· 2014-12-16· cited 238×
• Robert Shreve v. Franklin Cnty., Ohio
  Sixth Circuit· 2014-02-06· cited 233×
• Estate of Armstrong Ex Rel. Armstrong v. Village of Pinehurst
  Fourth Circuit· 2016-01-11· cited 158×
• Thomas A. Munz v. Tobin Michael, Deputy U.S. Marshal Kirk Papenthien, Deputy U.S. Marshal, David R. Hansen, U.S. District Judge
  Eighth Circuit· 1994-07-01· cited 124×
• Orem v. Rephann
  Fourth Circuit· 2008-04-28· cited 123×
• Johnson v. Blaukat
  Eighth Circuit· 2006-06-27· cited 116×
• Madrid v. Gomez
  N.D. California· 1995-01-10· cited 115×
• McKenney v. Harrison
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-03-28· cited 105×
• R.D. Jones v. Thuworn Shields
  Eighth Circuit· 2000-03-23· cited 102×
• Danelle Hollingsworth v. City of St. Ann
  Eighth Circuit· 2015-09-03· cited 93×
• Walker v. Bowersox
  Eighth Circuit· 2008-05-30· cited 79×
• Cook v. City of Bella Villa
  Eighth Circuit· 2009-10-02· cited 79×
• Dwain Smith v. Conway County, Arkansas
  Eighth Circuit· 2014-07-16· cited 65×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Hudson v. McMillian
  Supreme Court· 1992-02-25· cited 8,199×
• Whitley v. Albers
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-04· cited 6,155×
• Robert Michenfelder v. George Sumner Lieutenant Koon C/o Horn C/o Leslie Sgt Jenae Holmes Sgt Stuffelbeam James Parker
  Ninth Circuit· 1988-10-26· cited 403×
• Jordan v. Gardner
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-02-25· cited 305×
• Soto v. Dickey
  Seventh Circuit· 1984-09-20· cited 242×
• John Allen Caldwell v. Woodford County Chief Jailer, James Moore, Harry Stephen Tracy Rick Adkins Daniel E. Clark W. Keith Broughton
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-07-01· cited 177×
• Anthony Ort v. Warden J.D. White, Ron Sutton, Tony Holliday, Officer Truman Mitman, Captain Shoemaker and J.W. Taunton
  Eleventh Circuit· 1987-05-05· cited 114×
• Jones v. Mabry
  Eighth Circuit· 1983-11-30· cited 62×
• James D. Stenzel v. Jim Ellis, Jailer, Pat Adams and Lynn F. Jacobs, All Sued in Their Official and Individual Capacities
  Eighth Circuit· 1990-10-08· cited 42×
• Moody v. Proctor
  Eighth Circuit· 1993-02-17· cited 29×
• Jasper v. Thalacker
  Eighth Circuit· 1993-07-19· cited 18×
• Porth v. Farrier
  Eighth Circuit· 1991-05-22· cited 16×

Other cases named Hickey v. Reeder

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Hickey v. Reeder
  Eighth Circuit· 1994-02-01· cited 3×