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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 20 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Raiche v. Pietroski.

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1 Raiche v. Pietroski Anchor
ca1 · 2010
green “where a plaintiff alleges both a 1983 excessive force claim and common law claims for assault and battery, our determination of the reasonableness of the force used under 1983 controls our determination of the reasonableness of the force used under the common law assault and b…” 11
2 Memphis Community School District v. Stachura
scotus · 1986
green “nominal damages, and not damages based on some undefinable 'value' of infringed rights, are the appropriate means of 'vindicating' rights whose deprivation has not caused actual, provable injury.” 9

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