Case law

Bynes v. Solano County

District Court, E.D. California · Jul 2, 2024

Code § 822.2. 1 “[T]here is a clearly established constitutional due process right not to be 2 subjected to criminal charges on the basis of false evidence that was deliberately 3 fabricated by the government … immunity on all claims.

(PC) Taylor v. Medina

District Court, E.D. California · Jul 8, 2020

’ 24 qualified immunity claims. … However, even if the defendant violated a clearly established right, the 9 government official is entitled to qualified immunity if he or she made a reasonable mistake as to 10 what the law requires.

Roe v. Rodriguez

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 31, 2023

Here, Pallares argues he should not be subjected to the 8 burdens of suit or discovery obligations until the question of immunity and qualified immunity is 9 resolved. (ECF No. 34 at 2.) … Pallares argues that, because qualified immunity is not merely a 10 defense but constitutes immunity from suit, good cause exists to continue the scheduling 11 conference, the related scheduling report and

Kendrick

District Court, E.D. California · Aug 10, 2026

Lara, 31 F.4th 692, 699 (9th Cir. 2022) (“It has long been established that 13 prosecutors enjoy absolute immunity from damages suits under § 1983 for activities that are 14 ‘intimately associated with the judicial phase … Judge 21 Bjerkhoel would also be entitled to judicial immunity.

Gengler v. United States ex rel. Department of Defense & Navy

682 F. Supp. 2d 1117 · District Court, E.D. California · Jan 12, 2010

Because of the defendants’ official immunity he received no damages award. No injunction or declaratory judgment was entered in his favor. … Respondents were unable to show by clearly established law that Petitioners were not entitled to enforce the written contract in accordance with its terms.

Pai

District Court, E.D. California · Sep 23, 2025

Pai argues that she is entitled to qualified 22 immunity. … violate clearly established statutory or 17 constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.”

Berman v. Central Intelligence Agency

378 F. Supp. 2d 1209 · District Court, E.D. California · Jul 11, 2005

Sims, 471 U.S. 159, 167 , 105 S.Ct. 1881 , 85 L.Ed.2d 173 (1985), the Court held that this statutory language “clearly ‘refers to particular types of matters,’ ... and thus qualifies as a withholding statute under Exemption … Congress would not have intended to impose such a burden, given that it specifically intended the President and his immediate staff to be immune from FOIA requests. See, e.g., Kissinger v.

(PC) Edwards v. Kuersten

District Court, E.D. California · Jun 13, 2022

immunity at this stage. … violated clearly established constitutional rights of which a reasonable officer 26 would be aware in light of the specific context of the case.”

Agency Solutions.Com, LLC v. Trizetto Group, Inc.

819 F. Supp. 2d 1001 · District Court, E.D. California · Sep 13, 2011

The legal principles applicable to a request for preliminary injunctive relief are well established. … HCS has provided no information (other than labels) to establish otherwise.

Brendan Ngehsi Newanforbi v. State of California, et al.

District Court, E.D. California · Apr 20, 2026

Plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment claims are also subject to dismissal. 3 Finally, even if Defendants lacked probable cause to search Plaintiff’s car or to 4 arrest him, their actions are entitled to qualified immunity … Washoe County, 663 F.3d 1071, 1076 (9th Cir. 2011) (officer who makes 6 an arrest without probable cause may be entitled to qualified immunity if he reasonably 7 believed there to have been probable cause).

Jeremiah Ruth v. Academy of Art University of San Francisco

District Court, E.D. California · Apr 22, 2026

IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally 28 “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks 1 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune … In reviewing a complaint under this standard, the 15 court will (1) accept as true all of the factual allegations contained in the complaint, unless they 16 are clearly baseless or fanciful, (2) construe those allegations

Corbari v. St. Joseph's Omni Health Plan

38 F. Supp. 2d 861 · District Court, E.D. California · Oct 16, 1998

“[L]anguage that establishes only an entity’s right to administer or manage a plan does not confer discretion.” Bogue v. Ampex Corp., 976 F.2d 1319, 1325 (9th Cir.1992). … only “when circumstances clearly establish that additional evidence is necessary to conduct an adequate de novo review.”

(PC) Guy v. Espinoza

District Court, E.D. California · Feb 27, 2020

Prunty, 108 F.3d 251, 254–55 (9th Cir.1997) (holding 9 that prison guard who engaged in “vulgar same-sex trash talk” with inmates was entitled to 10 qualified immunity); Somers v. … Thurman, 109 F.3d 614, 624 (9th Cir. 1997) (female correctional 11 officers who allegedly made improper statements about plaintiff while he showered entitled to 12 qualified immunity).

(PS) Arnold v. Lion's Club International Assoc.

District Court, E.D. California · Oct 18, 2024

federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally 4 “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seeks 5 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune … While there are limited 10 circumstances in which a private entity can qualify as a state actor, none are potentially applicable 11 here based on the facts alleged. Id.

Hill-Kearse

District Court, E.D. California · Jan 29, 2026

In reviewing a complaint under this standard, the 13 court will (1) accept as true all of the factual allegations contained in the complaint, unless they 14 are clearly baseless or fanciful, (2) construe those allegations … “Like other forms of official immunity, judicial 27 immunity is an immunity from suit, not just from ultimate assessment of damages.” Mireles v. 28 Waco, 502 U.S. 9, 11 (1991).

(PC) Tenore v. Horowitz

District Court, E.D. California · Jun 4, 2020

Qualified Immunity 13 A. … clearly 20 established at the time of the officer's alleged misconduct.

(PS)Nguyen v. Yolo County District Attorney Office

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 11, 2021

The court may, therefore, dismiss a claim as frivolous 27 where it is based on an indisputably meritless legal theory or where the factual contentions are 28 clearly baseless. … Further, prosecutors can obtain qualified immunity when they perform administrative or 21 investigative functions beyond their adjudicatory role. Genzler v.

Catholic Social Services, Inc. v. Meese

664 F. Supp. 1378 · District Court, E.D. California · Jun 17, 1987

In sum, the plain language of the statute and the legislative history clearly suggests to this court that plaintiffs have presented serious questions for litigation. … Clearly, SAWs who were excluded during the 1987 harvest would have no action for compensation against anyone, even if such exclusion were ultimately found to be improper. 15 .

(PC) Hodge v. Taylor

District Court, E.D. California · Feb 25, 2022

Additionally, they argue that qualified immunity shields them 28 from suit. Defendants’ arguments rest on extrinsic documents that may not be considered in 1 adjudication their motion. … Third, they argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity because it is not clearly 8 established that deferring surgery in favor of more conservative treatment violates the Eighth 9 Amendment.2 Id. at 8-9.

(PC) Dukes v. Soto

District Court, E.D. California · Dec 9, 2021

A dismissal for 7 failure to state a claim based on qualified immunity counts as a strike. Reberger v. Baker, 657 F. 8 App’x 681, 683-84 (9th Cir. Aug. 9, 2016). … As evidenced by the above, Plaintiff clearly 16 has three or more qualifying strikes for purposes of § 1915(g). 17 B.