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District Court, E.D. California · Aug 26, 2022
They are absolutely immune from liability for 18 punitive damages under § 1983, however. See City of Newport v. … The Eighth 9 Amendment right to food was clearly established as of at least 2001 . Foster v. Runnels, 554 F.3d 10 807, 815 (9th Cir. 2009).
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · Jun 15, 2020
The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if it: (1) is frivolous or 22 malicious; (2) fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; or (3) seeks monetary relief 23 from a defendant who is immune … However, these 21 facts alone are not sufficient to establish that Officer Hearn intended to harm plaintiff.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · Mar 5, 2024
If only 20 a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also 21 must clearly identify the protected … This provision is not intended to modify whatever procedure may be established in 27 an e-discovery order that provides for production without prior
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · Oct 21, 2025
Only Supreme Court precedent may constitute “clearly established 24 Federal law,” but courts may look to circuit law “to ascertain whether…the particular point in 25 issue is clearly established by Supreme Court precedent … The question at this stage is whether the state court 8 reasonably applied clearly established federal law to the facts before it. Id. at 181-182.
Cited 0 timesUnknownBishop v. Petro-Chemical Transport, LLC
582 F. Supp. 2d 1290 · District Court, E.D. California · Jul 17, 2008
The representation is “adequate” if the attorney representing the class is qualified and competent and the class representatives are not disqualified by interests antagonistic to the remainder of the class. Lerwill v. … Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 504 F.Supp. 544 (E.D.Tex.1980) held tiiere was an interruption in the "practical continuity” when a product clearly came to rest instate and was refined and changed by chemical processing.
Cited 11 timesPublishedDistrict Court, E.D. California · Mar 29, 2021
by a...policymaker possessed 19 with final authority to establish that policy.” … Plaintiff has failed 8 to “demonstrate that his deprivation resulted from an official policy or custom established by 9 a...policymaker possessed with final authority to establish that policy.”
Cited 0 timesUnknownWilliams v. Fresno County Department of Child Support Services
District Court, E.D. California · Jun 9, 2021
Commissioner Hamilton asked Plaintiff to step 20 outside and Plaintiff refused “as personal jurisdiction was not established.” … present for those proceedings, who sent letters to Plaintiff, and when those events occurred. 25 However, it does not clearly
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · Feb 13, 2024
forma pauperis 3 proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a 4 claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is 5 immune … In reviewing a complaint under this standard, the 8 court accepts as true the factual allegations contained in the complaint, unless they are clearly 9 baseless or fanciful, and construes those allegations in the light
Cited 0 timesUnknown(HC) Booker v. Superior Court of the State of California
District Court, E.D. California · Nov 10, 2021
established law. … For federal 10 law to be clearly established, the Supreme Court must provide a “categorical answer” to the 11 question before the state court.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · Oct 7, 2021
Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2 Defendant argues that the undisputed facts show he provided adequate medical treatment 3 to plaintiff and he is entitled to qualified immunity. … Additionally, his allegation that 22 defendant’s denial was clearly erroneous because another doctor gave him a lower bunk 23 assignment can also be categorized as a difference of medical opinion.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · Jul 2, 2025
To compound these difficulties, the government has struggled to find people 13 who are qualified to make decisions about visa applications, which has prevented 14 defendants from filling multiple vacancies … At most the opinion establishes a four-year delay 7 is not unreasonable as a matter of law if at least two things are true: (1) the delay will not harm 8 the plaintiff’s health or welfare and (2) no evidence shows the
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · Dec 30, 2022
The very 8 obviousness of the risk may suffice to establish the knowledge element. See Wallis v. Baldwin, 9 70 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1995). … A prison official’s denial of an inmate appeal does not qualify as a constitutional 26 violation. See id.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · May 28, 2020
Prisoners “clearly 12 retain protections afforded by the First Amendment . . .” … In order to state a cause of action for 5 deprivation of due process, a plaintiff must first establish the existence of a liberty interest for 6 which the protection is sought.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · Apr 8, 2022
Gardner, 976 F.2d 469, 472–73 (9th Cir. 1992) (noting that damages claim against state 6 prison officials sued in their official capacity was clearly barred by the Eleventh Amendment) 7 (citing Hafer v. … App’x 544, 545 (9th Cir. 2003)3 (affirming 4 a grant of summary judgment where the plaintiff failed to establish defendant’s actual knowledge 5 of a risk that plaintiff would be raped by his cellmate)).
Cited 0 timesUnknownRenteria v. Land O' Lakes, Inc.
District Court, E.D. California · May 12, 2025
Rather, Plaintiff qualifies the only allegation 1 containing non-cursory reference to the general public as limited to individuals employed by 2 Defendant. … The party invoking federal jurisdiction bears the burden of establishing 27 these elements, which, at the pleadings stage, means pointing to “clearly...alleg[ed] facts 28 demonstrating each element.”
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · May 17, 2023
The court may, therefore, dismiss a claim as frivolous where it is based on an 12 indisputably meritless legal theory or where the factual contentions are clearly baseless. Neitzke, 13 490 U.S. at 327. … Grievance Personnel 28 The existence of a prison grievance procedure establishes a procedural right only and 1 “does not confer any substantive right upon the inmates.”
Cited 0 timesUnknown(PS) Roberts v. Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency
District Court, E.D. California · Oct 26, 2022
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 16 court will (1) accept as true all of the factual allegations contained in the complaint, unless they 17 are clearly baseless or fanciful, (2) construe those allegations
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. California · May 23, 2024
“[A] judge may dismiss . . . claims which are ‘based on indisputably meritless legal 12 theories’ or whose ‘factual contentions are clearly baseless.’” Jackson v. … Schriro, 28 514 F.3d 878, 889 (9th Cir. 2008) (“Once the plaintiff establishes that the challenged state action 1 substantially burdens his religious exercise, the government bears the burden of establishing that 2
Cited 0 timesUnknown(SS) Sagherian v. Commissioner of Social Security
District Court, E.D. California · Sep 29, 2021
Sec’y of 12 Health and Human Servs., 812 F.2d 509, 510 (9th Cir. 1987). 13 REVIEW 14 In order to qualify for benefits, a claimant must establish … The 21 burden is on the claimant to establish disability. Terry v.
Cited 0 timesUnknownCarmelino Gomez Clara v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility
District Court, E.D. California · Apr 10, 2026
Consequently, respondent cannot establish that petitioner committed a crime resulting in 27 the United States without being admitted or paroled,” … Rodriguez, 583 U.S. 281, 288 (2018). 1 While the text of section 1225(b)(2)(A) limits its reach to applicants “seeking admission,” 2 section 1226(a) does not include the same qualifying language.
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