Case law

Durflinger v. Helder

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Oct 21, 2021

clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known. … As no individual officers were found liable and they are entitled to qualified immunity, Washington County cannot be held liable. Ivey v.

Hamilton v. Covington

445 F. Supp. 195 · District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Jan 17, 1978

In finding county commissioners entitled to a qualified immunity, Judge Robinson stated in Adler v. … Since the individual members of the quorum court are entitled to only a qualified immunity, their motions to dismiss must be denied.

Robert W. Avery v. Hill

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Aug 27, 2019

“Qualified immunity protects public officials from damage actions if their conduct did not violate clearly established rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” Morris v. … “Qualified immunity requires a two-part inquiry: (1) whether the facts shown by the plaintiff make out a violation of a constitutional or statutory right, and (2) whether that right was clearly established at the time of

Udey v. District Director

534 F. Supp. 219 · District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Jan 22, 1982

The law clearly is that a federal officer is absolutely immune from action based upon common law torts occurring within the scope of the officer’s duty. Spalding v. … In Butz, supra, the United States Supreme Court held that even where the absolute immunity doctrine does not apply, federal officers still have a qualified immunity and are immune from suit except where they “discharge their

Gibson v. Reynolds

77 F. Supp. 629 · District Court, W.D. Arkansas · May 12, 1948

No case concerning officers acting in these particular official capacities has been called to the attention of the court, but clearly these defendants are protected by the rule of immunity. … At the outset we call attention to the established law that public officers when acting within the scope of their official authority are immune from suits for damages.

Brown v. Moore

93 F. Supp. 3d 1032 · District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Mar 18, 2015

Qualified Immunity Defendants make the argument that they are entitled to summary judgment on all individual capacity claims on the basis of qualified immunity. … They assert that “Plaintiff cannot offer any proof of any violation of clearly established law by the Defendants because any theory of liability requires some knowledge of the risk.” Doc. 56 at pg. 14.

Anable v. Ford

663 F. Supp. 149 · District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Sep 6, 1985

As to defenses, an official in a personal-capacity suit may assert personal immunity defenses, such as “good faith” qualified immunity, Wood v. Strickland, supra, or some defenses based upon absolute immunity, Imbler v. … The only immunity available in an official capacity suit is some form of sovereign immunity that the entity possesses by virtue of its status as a governmental entity.

Burch v. Naron

333 F. Supp. 2d 816 · District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Aug 16, 2004

Government officials performing discretionary functions have a qualified immunity defense to § 1983 claims insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable … Accordingly, qualified immunity is not available to Deputy Naron.

Corona-Cervantes v. Karas

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Dec 28, 2017

Having found that the facts do not make out a constitutional violation, Defendant Le is entitled to qualified immunity. See, e.g., Krout v. … Karas is entitled to qualified immunity. See, e.g., Krout v. Goemmer, 583 F.3d 557, 564 (8th Cir. 2009) (unless the facts make out a violation of a constitutional right the Defendant is entitled to qualified immunity).

Moises A. Quinteros-Orellana v. Deon T. Clay

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Jun 18, 2026

clearly established law. … Because a right is not clearly established unless it is “beyond debate,” a decision “shedding doubt on” a right is often enough to grant qualified immunity.

Finch Ex Rel. Ebert v. Texarkana School District No. 7

557 F. Supp. 2d 976 · District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Apr 3, 2008

Precedent from this circuit clearly establishes that compulsory school attendance does not amount to “custody” for the purposes of this exception. Dorothy J. v. Little Rock Sch. Dist., 7 F.3d 729 , 732 (8th Cir.1993). … The parties do not dispute that Arkansas law provides immunity to the School District for this claim.

Haro

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Dec 19, 2025

LEGAL STANDARD The doctrine of qualified immunity “shields government officials from liability in a § 1983 action unless the official’s conduct violates a clearly established constitutional … Brown remains entitled to qualified immunity because that violation was not clearly established as of December 16, 2024. Mr.

Dos Santos, S.A. v. Beebe

418 F. Supp. 2d 1064 · District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Mar 6, 2006

The state action immunity doctrine arose out of the case of Parker v. … Duffy, 479 U.S. 335 , 107 S.Ct. 720 , 93 L.Ed.2d 667 (1987), the Court noted that it had, over time, established a two-part test for determining state action immunity under Parker : the challenged restraint must be “clearly

Haro

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Dec 18, 2025

LEGAL STANDARD The doctrine of qualified immunity “shields government officials from liability in a § 1983 action unless the official’s conduct violates a clearly established constitutional … Brown remains entitled to qualified immunity because that violation was not clearly established as of December 16, 2024. Mr.

Watkins v. Oaklawn Jockey Club

86 F. Supp. 1006 · District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Nov 4, 1949

the controversy a duly appointed, qualified and acting Deputy Sheriff of Garland County, Arkansas. … Some of the more basic and fundamental rights have been absorbed by the privileges and immunities clause, Hague et al. v. C. I.

Harris v. Payne

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Jan 19, 2022

Third, they argue they are entitled to qualified immunity. … Qualified Immunity Defendants’ final argument is that they are entitled to qualified immunity.

Brown v. Gammage

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Mar 24, 2022

Qualified immunity shields police officers from lawsuits based on official conduct if reasonable officers in the same position could have believed their conduct was “lawful, in light of clearly established law and the … To overcome qualified immunity, Plaintiff must allege (1) a violation of his statutory or constitutional rights, and (2) that “the right at issue was ‘clearly established’ at the time of [the] defendant’s alleged misconduct

Gentry v. Sieger

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Feb 27, 2025

Qualified immunity “shields [a] government official[] from liability in a § 1983 action unless the official’s conduct violates a clearly established constitutional or statutory right of which a reasonable person … Without a constitutional violation, Defendant Rogers is entitled to qualified immunity under the first prong of the qualified immunity analysis, and the Court need not determine whether the particular right is clearly

Ferrell

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Jul 24, 2026

Qualified immunity “shields government officials from liability in a § 1983 action unless the official’s conduct violates a clearly established constitutional or statutory right of which a reasonable person would have … “Toward this end, police officers have qualified immunity from liability in their individual capacity unless they violate a clearly established right of which a reasonable person would know.” Id.

Raper v. Maxwell

District Court, W.D. Arkansas · Sep 15, 2022

Qualified immunity “shields [a] government official from liability in a § 1983 action unless the official’s conduct violates a clearly established right of which a reasonable person would have known.” Brown v. … To defeat qualified immunity, Raper must show Defendants violated his clearly established constitutional rights.