Leon Bates v. J.W. Jean

How courts have described this case

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

• jury finding that defendants action was “brutal” irreconcilable with finding that reasonable prison guard would not have known actions were unlawful
• “Pro se litigants are commonly required to comply with standards less stringent than those applied to ex- pertly trained members of the legal profession.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

53 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×
• George Rakovich v. Gregory Wade and Darryl Drake, George Rakovich v. Chester Kass
  Seventh Circuit· 1988-07-14· cited 393×
• Larry Whitford v. Captain Boglino
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-08-30· cited 384×
• Larry T. Wilson, Cross-Appellant v. Thomas L. Beebe, Cross-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1985-08-12· cited 267×
• Lawrence D. Caldwell v. Harold G. Miller, Warden
  Seventh Circuit· 1986-06-16· cited 247×
• William J. Benson v. Robert H. Allphin
  Seventh Circuit· 1986-04-11· cited 209×
• Solimene v. B. GRAUEL & CO., KG
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-05-04· cited 178×
• Robert J. Will, Cross-Appellees v. Comprehensive Accounting Corporation, Cross
  Seventh Circuit· 1985-11-25· cited 161×
• Patricia Finnegan v. Richard Fountain
  Second Circuit· 1990-10-01· cited 126×
• Allen Organ Company, Cross-Appellee v. Kimball International, Inc., MacMillan Inc., and Conn Keyboards, Inc., Cross-Appellants
  Federal Circuit· 1988-02-12· cited 110×
• Andrew B. Schilling v. Walworth County Park & Planning Commission
  Seventh Circuit· 1986-11-05· cited 109×
• David Gordon, Individually and as Father and Next Friend of Adam Gordon v. Dennis Degelmann
  Seventh Circuit· 1994-08-22· cited 107×
• Kompare v. Stein
  Seventh Circuit· 1986-09-04· cited 77×
• Estate of Underwood v. National Credit Union Administration
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1995-08-31· cited 60×
• United States v. Donald Thibodeaux
  Seventh Circuit· 1985-03-20· cited 52×
• Diamond Shamrock Corp. v. Zinke & Trumbo, Ltd.
  Tenth Circuit· 1986-05-21· cited 48×
• Stephen D. Zook v. Joseph T. Brown, William v. Mosher & Champaign County
  Seventh Circuit· 1984-11-14· cited 47×
• Jeffries v. Harleston
  Second Circuit· 1994-04-18· cited 45×
• Anne Powers v. John T. Lightner, D/B/A Lightner Auto Sales, Third-Party Plaintiff v. Barry Jones and Bruce White, Third-Party
  Third Circuit· 1987-08-03· cited 43×
• Robert F. Christensen and Eileen F. Christensen v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service
  Ninth Circuit· 1986-04-11· cited 41×

Cites

28 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×
• Harlow v. Fitzgerald
  Supreme Court· 1982-06-24· cited 22,846×
• Hughes v. Rowe
  Supreme Court· 1980-11-10· cited 3,527×
• Butz v. Economou
  Supreme Court· 1978-06-29· cited 3,397×
• Davis v. Scherer
  Supreme Court· 1984-08-16· cited 2,605×
• Johnson v. Glick
  Second Circuit· 1973-06-29· cited 1,567×
• Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
  Supreme Court· 1963-02-18· cited 759×
• Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.
  Supreme Court· 1962-05-14· cited 636×
• Arthur Lewis v. Gordon H. Faulkner
  Seventh Circuit· 1982-08-25· cited 455×
• Thomas Crowder v. Russell E. Lash
  Seventh Circuit· 1982-11-08· cited 321×
• William Chavis v. Charles J. Rowe, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections
  Seventh Circuit· 1981-03-11· cited 190×
• Alsansa X. Caruth v. Thaddeus E. Pinkney, Warden, David Sandahl, Assistant Warden, and William O'sullivan, Assistant Warden
  Seventh Circuit· 1982-07-13· cited 152×
• United States ex rel. Miller v. Twomey
  Seventh Circuit· 1973-05-16· cited 143×
• Elvis Griffin v. Victor Matherne and Otto Candies, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1973-03-12· cited 123×
• Yusuf Asad Madyun v. James R. Thompson, Governor
  Seventh Circuit· 1981-08-06· cited 112×
• Laron McKinley v. Lt. Gary Trattles
  Seventh Circuit· 1984-04-23· cited 79×
• Myron F. Skillin v. Earle W. Kimball, Etc., Therm'x Corporation
  First Circuit· 1981-02-04· cited 76×
• Auther Stringer v. Charles J. Rowe
  Seventh Circuit· 1980-04-30· cited 73×
• Boles Et Al. v. Chavis
  Supreme Court· 1981-10-13· cited 67×
• Hugh Joseph, Administrator of the Estate of Mark Joseph, A/K/A Larry Jones v. David Brierton, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center, Defendants
  Seventh Circuit· 1984-11-07· cited 61×