Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c)(2)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 188 citation events across 148 distinct cases.

188citations total

148distinct interpreting cases

35distinct courts

34citations in last 5y

1997–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Fitzgerald v. Corrections Corp. of America (2005) ca10 191 own cites 5× in case

#2 Joshua Liner v. Glenn Goord Walter Kelly Gilmore, Sgt. John Doe 1 John Doe 2 (1999) ca2 227 own cites 2× in case

#3 Brown v. Sikes (2000) ca11 149 own cites 2× in case

#4 Alder v. Correctional Medical Services (2003) ca6 54 own cites 3× in case

#5 Dawn Ball v. Famiglio (2013) ca3 818 own cites 1× in case

#6 Douglas Nyhuis v. Janet Reno, Attorney General Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Hawk, Director-Bop John Hahn, Warden (2000) ca3 554 own cites 1× in case

#7 Boxer X v. Harris (2006) ca11 500 own cites 1× in case

#8 Preval v. Reno (1999) vaed 80 own cites 2× in case

#9 Franklin v. Kansas Department of Corrections (2005) ca10 76 own cites 2× in case

#10 Frederick T. Ray v. C.O. Kertes C.O. Stolz C.O. Reed C.O. Rogers Lt. Nash Lt. Hicks Lt. A. Smith Capt. Almanshifer R. Norris Tim Launtz, Frederick Ray (2002) ca3 390 own cites 1× in case

#11 Young v. Gundy (2002) ca6 339 own cites 1× in case

#12 Lewis v. Jarvie (2001) ca6 253 own cites 1× in case

#13 Raymond W. Snider v. Dr. Melindez (1999) ca2 245 own cites 1× in case

#14 Steele v. Federal Bureau of Prisons (2003) ca10 241 own cites 1× in case

#15 Pointer v. Wilkinson (2007) ca6 224 own cites 1× in case

#16 Jose Ortiz v. D. McBride Sgt. & R.O. Mara, Counselor of Arthur Kill Correctional Facility (2004) ca2 212 own cites 1× in case

#17 Thompson v. Drug Enforcement Administration (2007) cadc 155 own cites 1× in case

#18 McCoy v. Goord (2003) nysd 135 own cites 1× in case

#19 Arnold v. Goetz (2003) nysd 31 own cites 2× in case

#20 Gannaway v. Prime Care Medical, Inc. (2015) paed 27 own cites 2× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.