Powell v. Thomas

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that in Alabama, § 1983 cases are subject to a two-year statute of limitations
• noting that Powell's complaint was \nearly identical\ to the one filed in Powell (Williams)
• noting that Powell’s complaint was “nearly identical” to the one filed in Powell (Williams)
• recognizing the minimal differences between sodium thio- pental and sodium pentobarbital, as both are “classified as barbiturates” and they only differ “in their length of effect”
• explaining that \a holding is comprised both of the result of the case and those portions of the opinion necessary to that result by which we are bound\ (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
• noting that Powell’s complaint was “nearly identical” to the one filed in Powell (Williams)

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Cited by

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

• Reese v. Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, LLP
  Eleventh Circuit· 2012-05-01· cited 229×
• United States v. Calvin Matchett
  Eleventh Circuit· 2015-09-21· cited 229×
• Carey Dale Grayson v. Warden, Commissioner, Alabama DOC
  Eleventh Circuit· 2017-09-01· cited 150×
• Lanfear v. Home Depot, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2012-05-08· cited 121×
• Charles Johnson, Jr. v. City of Atlanta
  Eleventh Circuit· 2024-07-12· cited 108×
• Jessie Hoffman v. Bobby Jindal
  Fifth Circuit· 2013-08-30· cited 98×
• Larry Eugene Mann v. John Palmer
  Eleventh Circuit· 2013-04-09· cited 93×
• Kelly Renee Gissendaner v. Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections
  Eleventh Circuit· 2015-03-02· cited 77×
• Arthur v. Thomas
  Eleventh Circuit· 2012-03-21· cited 72×
• Anthony Boyd v. Warden,Holman Correctional Facility
  Eleventh Circuit· 2017-05-09· cited 72×
• DeYoung v. Owens
  Eleventh Circuit· 2011-07-20· cited 63×
• Valle v. Singer
  Eleventh Circuit· 2011-09-07· cited 50×
• Pardo v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2012-12-04· cited 44×
• McCabe v. Daimler AG
  N.D. Georgia· 2013-06-07· cited 29×
• Geoffrey West v. Commissioner, Alabama DOC
  Eleventh Circuit· 2017-09-06· cited 25×
• Domineque Hakim Marcelle Ray v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
  Eleventh Circuit· 2019-02-06· cited 22×
• Grant Sunny Iriele v. Richard Carroll Griffin
  Eleventh Circuit· 2023-04-17· cited 22×
• Fresh Results, LLC v. ASF Holland, B.V.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2019-04-22· cited 19×
• Chesnut v. Ethan Allen Retail, Inc.
  N.D. Georgia· 2013-09-20· cited 18×
• Ralls Corp. v. Huerfano River Wind, LLC
  N.D. Georgia· 2014-06-27· cited 16×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Baze v. Rees
  Supreme Court· 2008-04-16· cited 1,040×
• Nelson v. Campbell
  Supreme Court· 2004-05-24· cited 909×
• United States v. Kaley
  Eleventh Circuit· 2009-08-18· cited 268×
• McNair v. Allen
  Eleventh Circuit· 2008-01-30· cited 258×
• Belanger Ex Rel. Estate of Belanger v. Salvation Army
  Eleventh Circuit· 2009-02-02· cited 128×
• Jones v. Preuit & Mauldin
  Eleventh Circuit· 1989-06-20· cited 88×
• Powell v. Thomas
  Eleventh Circuit· 2011-05-19· cited 75×
• Powell v. Allen
  Eleventh Circuit· 2010-04-08· cited 57×
• Powell v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1999-10-29· cited 49×
• Ex Parte Powell
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2001-01-12· cited 47×
• Crowe v. Donald
  Eleventh Circuit· 2008-05-20· cited 37×
• Pavatt v. Jones
  Tenth Circuit· 2010-12-27· cited 32×
• Williams v. Thomas
  Supreme Court· 2011-05-19· cited 8×
• Powell v. Alabama
  Supreme Court· 2001-10-01· cited 3×

Other cases named Powell v. Thomas

7 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Powell v. Thomas
  Eleventh Circuit· 2011-05-19· cited 75×
• Powell v. Thomas
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1842-05-15· cited 21×
• Powell v. Thomas
  M.D. Alabama· 2011-05-16· cited 19×
• Powell v. Thomas
  M.D. Alabama· 2011-06-09· cited 1×
• Powell v. Thomas
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-04-12
• Powell v. Thomas
  Supreme Court· 2011-06-16
• Powell v. Thomas
  Supreme Court· 2011-06-16