Martin v. Scott

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that plaintiff's equal protection claim was frivolous where prisoners were not similarly situated
• finding that allegations that a prisoner “became ill after being fed Vita-Pro—a soy-based meat substitute—simply do not rise to the level of cruel and unusual punishment”
• “The plain language of [28 U.S.C. § 1915A] indicates that it applies to any suit by a prisoner against certain government officials or entities regardless of whether that prisoner is or is not proceeding IFP.”
• affirming dismissal of section 1983 suit complaining of administrative segregation
• reviewing dismissal as frivolous under § 1915A
• labeling such a claim \frivolous\

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Cited by

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

• Curley v. Perry
  Tenth Circuit· 2001-04-18· cited 712×
• John Stephen Rowe and Dr. Jeffrey L. Lant v. Michele Shake, Greg Hulse, Craig Hanks
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-12-27· cited 668×
• Harper v. Showers
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-05-24· cited 457×
• Peter L. Carr v. Jeffrey M. Dvorin, Assistant Nys Attorney General
  Second Circuit· 1999-03-18· cited 234×
• Nathenson v. Zonagen Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-10-15· cited 231×
• Hernandez v. Velasquez
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-03-28· cited 177×
• Vanderberg v. Donaldson
  Eleventh Circuit· 2001-08-01· cited 171×
• Plunk v. Givens
  Tenth Circuit· 2000-12-12· cited 60×
• Robert Morris v. Mike McAllester
  Fifth Circuit· 2012-12-05· cited 32×
• Chavarria v. Stacks
  Fifth Circuit· 2004-07-20· cited 17×
• Breakiron v. Neal
  N.D. Texas· 2001-05-08· cited 14×
• Prewitt v. City of Greenville
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-12-04· cited 11×
• David v. Hill
  S.D. Texas· 2005-11-16· cited 9×
• Jackson v. Mizzel
  Fifth Circuit· 2010-01-20· cited 6×
• Kossie v. Crain
  S.D. Texas· 2009-04-09· cited 2×
• State Ex Rel. Schatz v. McCaughtry
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 2002-06-20· cited 2×
• Pittman v. Conerly
  Fifth Circuit· 2010-12-23· cited 2×
• Barrow v. Texas Department of Corrections Correctional Industries Manufacturer of Tray/Food Service Managers
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-03-28· cited 1×
• Munson v. Gaetz
  S.D. Illinois· 2013-07-17· cited 1×
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. Edward McElyea
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2007-07-26

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Darryl McGore v. Gene L. Wrigglesworth, Chief Sheriff Richard Chinelli, Administrator Ingham County Sheriff's Department
  Sixth Circuit· 1997-06-11· cited 5,495×
• Helling v. McKinney
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-18· cited 4,262×
• Siglar v. Hightower
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-05-08· cited 630×
• Pichardo v. Kinker
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-01-31· cited 94×
• Vivian Hallmark Middleton, Individually and as Next Friend of Christopher Neil Hallmark v. Reynolds Metals Company
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-05-29· cited 36×
• John Michael Ricks v. (Nfn) MacKey Lt. Col., Director of Treatment Programs, Usdb Ft. Leavenworth
  Tenth Circuit· 1998-03-25· cited 5×

Other cases named Martin v. Scott

13 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Martin v. Scott
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1881-11-15· cited 6×
• Martin v. Scott
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-06-14· cited 2×
• Martin v. Scott
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1903-06-01· cited 1×
• Martin v. Scott
  Alabama Court of Appeals· 1915-06-01· cited 1×
• Martin v. Scott
  Supreme Court· 2002-11-18
• Martin v. Scott
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-03-23
• Martin v. Scott
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1941-09-30
• Martin v. Scott
  Supreme Court· 1994-05-31
• Martin v. Scott
  Supreme Court· 1995-06-12
• Martin v. Scott
  Supreme Court· 1995-06-12
• Martin v. Scott
  Supreme Court· 1999-06-24
• Martin v. Scott
  Supreme Court· 1999-06-24
• Martin v. Scott
  Supreme Court· 2002-11-18