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· 10/25/1985

Sample v. Johnson

Citations

  • 771 F.2d 1335

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the exception applies “only in exceptional • situations” where a plaintiff can demonstrate that “he will again be subject to the same injury”
  • noting that, to establish standing, “plaintiffs must demonstrate that a ‘credible threat’ exists that they will again be subject to the specific injury for which they seek injunctive or declaratory relief” (quoting Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 355 n.3 (1983))
  • noting that, to establish standing, “plaintiffs must demonstrate that a ‘credible threat’ exists that they will again be subject to the specific injury for which they seek injunctive or declaratory relief” (quoting Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 355 n.3 (1983))
  • collecting cases “placing the burden for showing a likelihood of recurrence firmly on the plaintiff”
  • discussing the burden that plaintiffs face in demonstrating the likelihood of repeated injury
  • “The question ... is whether the practices to which the plaintiffs object are capable of repetition as to them,.”

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