Plunkett v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that “counsel will not be deemed ineffective for failing to raise a meritless claim”
• “[B]oth the federal and state statutory schemes require that a [plaintiff] obtain a right-to-sue letter from the applicable commission prior to filing a complaint for damages.”
• “We are satisfied that it was respondent’s own choices, not the operation of a formal barrier, that prevented [the respondent] from litigating all his issues in one lawsuit.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• In re Bruno
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-08-28· cited 70×
• Sola v. Leighton
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2012-06-13· cited 48×
• Joseph McNulty v. Kristen Chip
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2015-06-04· cited 30×
• Nicholas T. Long v. Dell, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2014-06-27· cited 18×
• Carmella Bucci v. Hurd Buick Pontiac GMC Truck, LLC
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2014-03-04· cited 18×
• Alison E. Glassie v. Paul Doucette, in his capacity as of the Estate of Donelson C. Glassie, Jr.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2017-04-20· cited 15×
• Carmen Rohena as Parent and Natural Guardian of Josue Espinal v. City of Providence
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2017-03-02· cited 13×
• Stewart v. Sheppard
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2005-11-15· cited 12×
• Michael L. Woodruff v. Stuart Gitlow, M.D.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2014-06-02· cited 12×
• Emond Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. BankNewport
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2014-11-28· cited 11×
• Urena v. Theta Products, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2006-06-02· cited 9×
• Torrado Architects v. Rhode Island Department of Human Services
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2014-11-25· cited 9×
• State v. Burke
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2005-06-30· cited 8×
• Price v. Wall
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2011-12-02· cited 8×
• Stephen F. Limoges v. Nalco Company
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2017-04-04· cited 7×
• John Sauro v. James Lombardi, in his capacity as Treasurer of the City of Providence
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2018-02-20· cited 7×
• Michael F. Rose, Jr. v. Stephen M. Brusini
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2016-11-29· cited 6×
• Jeanne Jackson, of the Estate of Anthony J. Esposito, Jr. v. Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2017-05-05· cited 6×
• Eunique Williams v. Chicara Alston, No
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2017-02-22· cited 5×
• Charles S. Faber v. Francine A. McVay
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2017-03-08· cited 5×

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Migra v. Warren City School District Board of Education
  Supreme Court· 1984-01-23· cited 3,103×
• Rotelli v. Catanzaro
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1996-12-06· cited 186×
• Lucille Qualls Woods v. Dunlop Tire Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1992-08-11· cited 152×
• Lambert BRZOSTOWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAIDLAW WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-03-09· cited 109×
• Foster-Glocester Regional School Committee v. Board of Review
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2004-07-16· cited 78×
• E.W. Audet & Sons, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurace Co. of Newark
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1994-01-14· cited 75×
• Eigabri v. Lekas
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1996-08-22· cited 69×
• Folan v. STATE/DCYF
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1999-01-22· cited 63×
• DiBattista v. State
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2002-11-08· cited 49×
• Ward v. City of Pawtucket Police Department
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1994-04-15· cited 38×
• Gaudreau v. Blasbalg
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1993-01-11· cited 33×
• M & B REALTY, INC. v. Duval
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2001-03-12· cited 32×
• Wright v. Zielinski
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2003-06-11· cited 29×
• Narragansett Electric Company v. Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1977-06-21· cited 24×
• Beirne v. Barone
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1987-07-27· cited 18×
• McKinnon v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1998-06-15· cited 16×
• Jang v. United Technologies Corp.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2000-03-17· cited 10×
• Plunkett v. State
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2002-12-05· cited 3×