Myers v. Ridge

How courts have described this case

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

• “In the parole setting, where decisions to parole are highly individualized and discretionary, it is difficult to see how any two prisoners may be regarded as similarly situated for the purposes of equal protection.”
• sustaining objection to prisoner’s equal protection claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Joseph Coady v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Montgomery the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania
  Third Circuit· 2001-05-31· cited 525×
• Commonwealth v. Cunningham
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-10-30· cited 283×
• Robert Defoy v. John M. McCullough Superintendent: Gerald J. Pappert, Att. General: Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
  Third Circuit· 2005-01-04· cited 242×
• Kull v. Guisse
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-10-16· cited 79×
• Wilbur Richardson v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Attorney General of Pennsylvania
  Third Circuit· 2005-09-08· cited 55×
• Uniontown Newspapers, Inc. v. Roberts
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-24· cited 50×
• Mickens-Thomas v. Vaughn
  Third Circuit· 2003-02-21· cited 47×
• Jae v. Good
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-04-21· cited 44×
• Evans v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-04-25· cited 40×
• Wilson v. Commonwealth Board of Probation & Parole
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-02-15· cited 40×
• Christ the King Manor v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-11-22· cited 40×
• Bullock v. Horn
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-11-17· cited 36×
• Finnegan v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-18· cited 35×
• Wilson v. Marrow
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-02-13· cited 32×
• Nickson v. Commonwealth Board of Probation & Parole
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-06-03· cited 26×
• Richardson v. Beard
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-01-18· cited 21×
• MR MIKKILINENI v. Amwest Surety Ins. Co.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-02-26· cited 17×
• Dorfman v. Pennsylvania Social Services Union-Local 668 of the Service Employees International Union
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-05-31· cited 16×
• South Union Township v. Commonwealth
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-24· cited 16×
• Byrd v. PA. Board of Probation/Parole
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-06-16· cited 15×

Cites

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

• Weaver v. Graham
  Supreme Court· 1981-02-24· cited 2,482×
• Collins v. Youngblood
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-21· cited 1,864×
• Dobbert v. Florida
  Supreme Court· 1977-06-17· cited 1,651×
• F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1920-06-07· cited 1,251×
• Thompson v. Utah
  Supreme Court· 1898-04-25· cited 472×
• Firing v. Kephart
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-03-17· cited 171×
• Commonwealth v. Daniel
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-07-01· cited 83×
• Lonell Mosley v. Paul J. Klincar, Richard M. Daley, and John Scott Arthur
  Seventh Circuit· 1991-11-15· cited 81×
• Reider v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-09-05· cited 69×
• Stone & Edwards Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Department of Insurance
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-10-26· cited 67×
• Capital Cities Media, Inc. v. Chester
  Third Circuit· 1986-07-21· cited 60×
• Gilmore v. Kansas Parole Board
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1988-05-23· cited 35×
• Lawson v. PA. DEPT. OF CORR.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-03-24· cited 35×
• Commonwealth v. Brittingham
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-03-18· cited 34×
• United States v. Raddatz
  Supreme Court· 1980-08-22· cited 29×
• Mickens-Thomas v. Commonwealth, Board of Probation & Parole
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-08-12· cited 27×
• Joseph C. Jamieson v. William B. Robinson, Commissioner of Correction of Pennsylvania, and James F. Howard, Warden of State Correctional Institution
  Third Circuit· 1981-02-12· cited 26×
• Giffin v. Chronister
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-10-26· cited 25×
• Wilder v. Department of Corrections
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-03-13· cited 23×
• Alston v. Robinson
  D. Maryland· 1992-03-31· cited 18×