Brooks v. Estelle, 450 U.S. 929 (1981). · Go Syfert
Brooks v. Estelle, 450 U.S. 929 (1981). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
112 citation events across 15 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Vance v. Bordenkircher (wvnd, 1982-03-02)
Treatment trajectory · 1981 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1981 2003 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 6 distinct citers. How cited ↗
cited Cited as authority (rule) Vance v. Bordenkircher
N.D.W. Va. · 1982 · confidence medium
Ct. 1387, 67 L.Ed.2d 361 (1980).
examined Cited "see" Mike Hernandez v. George F. Denton (4×)
9th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Orpiano v. Johnson, 632 F.2d 1096, 1101 (4th Cir.1980) (if prison officials know of pervasive risk of harm to prisoner and fail to protect that prisoner, prisoner has a viable section 1983 claim for violation of his constitutional rights), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 929 , 101 S.Ct. 1387 , 67 L.Ed.2d 361 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Charles J. Slakan v. T.C. Porter, M.M. Walters, Amos Reed, Ralph Edwards, Sam Garrison, and J.B. Barefoot, J.G. Watson, D.R. Woodard, Jack Lemons (2×)
4th Cir. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See Orpiano v. Johnson, 632 F.2d 1096, 1101 (4th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 929 , 101 S.Ct. 1387 , 67 L.Ed.2d 361 (1981).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Chinchello v. Fenton (2×)
3rd Cir. · 1986 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Orpiano v. Johnson, 632 F.2d 1096, 1101 (4th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 929 , 101 S.Ct. 1387 , 67 L.Ed.2d 361 (1981) (prison supervisors' failure to act in the face of pervasive risk, evidenced by a pattern of past incidents, may amount to deliberate indifference); Sims v. Adams, 537 F.2d 829 (5th Cir.1976) (allegation that supervisory officials failed to take action despite systematic pattern of racial violence by subordinate police officers is sufficient to state a Sec. 1983 claim).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Chinchello v. Fenton (2×)
3rd Cir. · 1986 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Orpiano v. Johnson, 632 F.2d 1096, 1101 (4th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 929 , 101 S.Ct. 1387 , 67 L.Ed.2d 361 (1981) (prison supervisors’ failure to act in the face of pervasive risk, evidenced by a pattern of past incidents, may amount to deliberate indifference); Sims v. Adams, 537 F.2d 829 (5th Cir.1976) (allegation that supervisory officials failed to take action despite systematic pattern of racial violence by subordinate police officers is sufficient to state a § 1983 claim).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Waller v. Butkovich (2×)
M.D.N.C. · 1984 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Orpiano v. Johnson, 632 F.2d 1096, 1102 (4th Cir. 1980), cert. den., 450 U.S. 929 , 101 S.Ct. 1387 , 67 L.Ed.2d 361 (1980) (difficult to find deliberate indifference where evidence showed prison superintendent promptly investigated charges of wrongdoing and took appropriate disciplinary action) with Himmelbrand v. Harrison, 484 F.Supp. at 810 (city officials liable along with police chief where they ratified — in writing — his challenged decision).
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Brooks
v.
Estelle, Corrections Director
No. 80-5886.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Feb 23, 1981.
450 U.S. 929
Published

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.