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Howkins v. Caldwell, 471 U.S. 1117 (1985). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
146 citation events (8 in the last 25 years) across 30 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Xerox Corporation v. Genmoora Corp. (ca5, 1989-11-17)
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Top citers, strongest first. 19 distinct citers. How cited ↗
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Xerox Corporation v. Genmoora Corp. (2×)
5th Cir. · 1989 · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence low
the requirement of f.r.a.p. 3(c) that a notice of appeal designate the judgment from which it is taken is not to be so strictly construed as to defeat an appeal where appellant's overriding intent to appeal is clear.
examined Cited as authority (rule) Barbara Conner v. Rudy G. Reinhard (4×)
7th Cir. · 1988 · confidence medium
Id. at 293.
discussed Cited "see" New York Life Insurance v. Deshotel (2×)
E.D. La. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Incas and Monterey Printing and Packaging, Ltd. v. M/V SANG JIN, 747 F.2d 958, 964 (5th Cir.1984), cert. denied sub nom., Van Weelde Brothers Shipping Ltd. v. I.N.C.A.S., 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2361 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985).
examined Cited "see" Result Shipping Co., Ltd. v. Ferruzzi Trading USA Inc. (3×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
2d Cir. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See id., 747 F.2d at 965 ; see also Solomon, 305 F.2d at 943. 6 .
discussed Cited "see" Thulen v. Bausman
7th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Soderbeck v. Burnett County, 752 F.2d 285, 288-89 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985); Shondel v. McDermott, 775 F.2d 859, 864 (7th Cir.1985) ("Everyone seems to have assumed that as the head of a major city department Kwolek must have been a policy-making officer, but we hesitate to so hold as a matter of law without any evidence about the structure of Hammond city government.”); Nekolny v. Painter, 653 F.2d 1164, 1169 (7th Cir.1981) ("the trial judge erred in deciding as a matter of law that Dumas did not occupy a policymaking position”), …
cited Cited "see" Thomas v. Frederick
W.D. La. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Soderbeck v. Burnett County, 752 F.2d 285, 289 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985).
discussed Cited "see" Alvin Ray Cooper v. Sheriff, Lubbock County, Texas (2×)
5th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Incas & Monterey Printing & Packaging, Ltd. v. M/V SANG JIN, 747 F.2d 958 , 963 n. 15 (5th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2361 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985); Fed.R.App.P. 4(a)(1).
discussed Cited "see" Unity Ventures v. County of Lake
7th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
Further, we have written that “a plaintiff’s case that survives a motion for a directed verdict is not a frivolous suit.” LeBeau, 799 F.2d at 1159 ; see Soderbeck v. Burnett County, 752 F.2d 285, 295 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985).
discussed Cited "see" Unity Ventures v. County Of Lake
7th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
Hence, his claim was not frivolous, unreasonable or groundless. 27 Further, we have written that "a plaintiff's case that survives a motion for a directed verdict is not a frivolous suit." LeBeau, 799 F.2d at 1159 ; see Soderbeck v. Burnett County, 752 F.2d 285, 295 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985).
cited Cited "see" Volk v. Coler
7th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See, Soderbeck v. Burnett County, supra, 752 F.2d [285] at 294 [7th Cir.1985], cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 . 638 F.Supp. at 1550.
discussed Cited "see" Volk v. Coler
7th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See, Soderbeck v. Burnett County, supra, 752 F.2d at 294 [7th Cir.1985], cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 . 50 638 F.Supp. at 1550. 51 We agree that the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to Volk, could establish that Tapen, Lohman and Ward were sufficiently personally involved in the alleged violations of her rights.
cited Cited "see" De Smet v. Snyder
E.D. Wis. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Soderbeck v. Burnett County, 752 F.2d 285 (7th Cir.), cert, denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985). 3 .
cited Cited "see" Marvin Hamilton v. Richard M. Daley
7th Cir. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See Soderbeck v. Burnett County, 752 F.2d 285, 295 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985); Hermes v. Hein, 742 F.2d 350, 358 (7th Cir.1984).
discussed Cited "see" John A. Canfield v. George M. Sullivan, James D. Dunn, Ronald A. Garzini and Fred Jones (2×)
9th Cir. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See Howkins v. Caldwell, 587 F.Supp. 98, 107 (N.D.Ga.1984) (on reh’g), aff'd mem., 749 F.2d 731 (11th Cir.1984), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 105 S.Ct. 2361 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Hall v. Marion School District No. 2
D.S.C. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
Praprotnik , at 127, 108 S.Ct. at 926 (emphasis added in part); see also Soderbeck v. Burnett County, Wis., 752 F.2d 285, 293-94 (7th Cir.) (holding, inter alia, whether law enforcement committee [final policymaker] exposed county to § 1983 liability by participating in or ratifying sheriffs firing of subordinate was question for jury), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985); Thompson v. Bd. of Educ., 711 F.Supp. 394, 411-13 (N.D.Ill.1989) (holding, inter alia, that municipality is liable under § 1983 when school board retains authority to review and ratify supe…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." James C. Matlock v. Thomas v. Barnes, in His Capacity as the Mayor of the City of Gary
7th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Soderbeek v. Burnett County, 752 F.2d 285 (7th Cir.1985) (jury question exists as to whether political affiliation is proper qualification for job as sheriff's secretary in six-person office), certiorari denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Don E. Warfield, Carl Lee Conner, Curtiss Gilmore Conner and Charles Bennett Conner v. Fidelity and Deposit Company (2×)
5th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Ingraham v. United States, 808 F.2d 1075, 1080 (5th Cir.1987) and Incas and Monterey Printing v. M/V Sang Jin, 747 F.2d 958 , 963 n. 15 (5th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2361 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Xerox Corp. v. Genmoora Corp. (2×)
5th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Incas and Monterey Printing and Packaging, Ltd. v. M/V SANG JIN, 747 F.2d 958 , 963 n. 15 (5th Cir.1984), ce rt. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2361 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985) ("The requirement of F.R.A.P. 3(c) that a notice of appeal designate the judgment from which it is taken is not to be so strictly construed as to defeat an appeal where appellant's overriding intent to appeal is clear.”), citing Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178 , 83 S.Ct. 227 , 9 L.Ed.2d 222 (1962). .
cited Cited "see, e.g." James D. Thomas v. John Carpenter
9th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Soderbeck v. Burnett County, 752 F.2d 285, 288 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1117 , 105 S.Ct. 2360 , 86 L.Ed.2d 261 (1985).
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Howkins
v.
Caldwell
No. 84-1557.
Supreme Court of the United States.
May 20, 1985.
471 U.S. 1117

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.