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9 Texas opinions name it 1 courts 2002–2018 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Texas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Baldwin v. Staldergreen2 sentences2010When an inmate brings an excessive force section 1983 claim against a prison official individually, “the core judicial inquiry is . . . whether force was applied in a good-faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm.” Baldwin v. Stalder , 137 F.3d 836, 838 (5th Cir. 1998) (quoting Hudson v. McMillian , 503 U.S. 1, 7 , 112 S. Ct. 995, 999 (1992)). 2010When an inmate brings an excessive force section 1983 claim against a prison official individually, “the core judicial inquiry is ... whether force was applied in a good-faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm.” Baldwin v. Stalder, 137 F.3d 836, 838 (5th Cir.1998) (quoting Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1, 7 , 112 S.Ct. 995, 999 , 117 L.Ed.2d 156 (1992)). | 3 | 3 |
Hudson v. McMilliangreen2 sentences2018When an inmate brings an excessive force section 1983 claim against a prison official individually, "the core judicial inquiry is ... whether force was applied in a good-faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm." Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1 , 7, 112 S.Ct. 995 , 117 L.Ed.2d 156 (1992). 2018When an inmate brings an excessive force section 1983 claim against a prison official individually, "the core judicial inquiry is ... whether force was applied in a good-faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm." Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1 , 7, 112 S.Ct. 995 , 117 L.Ed.2d 156 (1992). | 2 | 9 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
cluster 1738
green
2 sentences2011Whenever prison officials are accused of using excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment, the core judicial inquiry is “whether [the] force was applied in a good faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm.” Wilkins v. Gaddy , 130 S.Ct. 1175, 1178 , 175 L.Ed.2d 995 (2010) (per curiam) (citing Hudson v. McMillian , 503 U.S. 1 , 112 S.Ct. 995 , 117 L. 2011Whenever prison officials are accused of using excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment, the core judicial inquiry is “whether [the] force was applied in a good faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm.” Wilkins v. Gaddy , 130 S.Ct. 1175, 1178 , 175 L.Ed.2d 995 (2010) (per curiam) (citing Hudson v. McMillian , 503 U.S. 1 , 112 S.Ct. 995 , 117 L. | 4 | 2002–2011 |
Mark Cowart v. Erwin
green
1 sentence2018"The focus of this standard is on the detention facility official's subjective intent to punish." Cowart v. Erwin, 837 F.3d 444 , 452-53 (5th Cir. 2016). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.