Thomas v. City of Galveston, Texas

Decided August 1, 2011. Keith P. Ellison wrote the opinion for the court.

800 F. Supp. 2d 826 · Cited 74 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit · 507 U.S. 163
• Kentucky v. Graham · 473 U.S. 159
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
• Collins v. City of Harker Heights · 503 U.S. 115
• Devenpeck v. Alford · 543 U.S. 146
• Hobart v. City of Stafford · 784 F. Supp. 2d 732
• Young v. City of Visalia · 687 F. Supp. 2d 1141
• Hutchison v. Metropolitan Government · 685 F. Supp. 2d 747
• Matthews v. District of Columbia · 730 F. Supp. 2d 33
• Sagan v. Sumner County Board of Education · 726 F. Supp. 2d 868
• Smith v. District of Columbia · 674 F. Supp. 2d 209
• Robinson v. District of Columbia · 736 F. Supp. 2d 254
• Lott v. SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC. · 694 F. Supp. 2d 923
• Williams v. City of New York · 690 F. Supp. 2d 338
• Piazza v. Mayne · 23 F. Supp. 2d 658

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