Case law

(PC) Castaneda v. Acebedo

District Court, E.D. California · Sep 8, 2022

(Doc. 75-2 at 27-30; 4 Doc. 89 at 23-24.) 5 Government officials enjoy qualified immunity from civil damages unless their conduct 6 violates clearly established … the 10 right was clearly established.

Estate of Michael Lee v. CDCR

District Court, E.D. California · Jan 22, 2021

immunity. … Chandler, 303 F.3d 1039, 1052 (9th 18 Cir. 2002). 19 Similarly, to establish a violation of § 504 of the RA, a 20 plaintiff must allege that

Maxwell v. Pacione

District Court, E.D. California · Aug 16, 2024

(Doc. 1 ¶ 24).3 The Clerk of the Court permitted 11 Defendant Trujillo to file a petition to establish paternity without adequate review, thereby 12 facilitating a process not clearly authorized under the law. … Court Defendants from suit here. 21 Instead, they argue they are immune from liability under the doctrines of quasi-judicial immunity, 22 qualified immunity, and quasi-prosecutorial immunity.5 (Doc. 16 at 6-9).

Cassandra Jordan, et al. v. County of Nevada, et al.

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 3, 2026

The conduct Plaintiff challenges 8 as to these judicial defendants clearly relate to their judicial duties. See In re Castillo, 9 297 F.3d at 947. … The Complaint consists of 11 vague and conclusory allegations that fail to establish Plaintiff’s causes of action. 12 Moreover, the judicial defendants are immune from suit, and the Court lacks subject 13 matter jurisdiction

Twisselman

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

to qualifying state officials sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. … well- 27 established and well-understood common-law tradition that extended absolute 28 immunity to individuals performing functions

Doe v. Rodriguez

District Court, E.D. California · Apr 5, 2023

Here, Defendants argue they should not be subjected to the 20 burdens of suit or discovery obligations until the question of immunity and qualified immunity is 21 resolved. … Defendants argue that, because qualified immunity is not merely a defense but 22 constitutes immunity from suit, good cause exists to continue the scheduling conference, the 23 related scheduling report and

(PC) See v. Rivas

District Court, E.D. California · Jul 15, 2025

immunity. … The Court has conducted an in 23 camera review of the videos to determine if the information is of a nature that clearly would 24 require the Court to maintain confidentiality.

(PC) Allen v. Lopez

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

that they are not liable, and alternatively that they are entitled to 1 qualified immunity. … was clearly established at the time of the officer's alleged misconduct. 2 Pearson, 555 U.S. at 232.

(PC) Williams v. Romero

District Court, E.D. California · Jul 14, 2023

Qualified Immunity 27 Government officials enjoy qualified immunity from civil damages unless their conduct 28 violates clearly established statutory or constitutional rights … ’s conduct violated a statutory or constitutional right; and (2) whether the right at issue 5 was “clearly established.”

(PC) Hardney v. Warren

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 7, 2022

6 right, and (2) whether the law at the time of the challenged conduct clearly established that the 7 conduct was unlawful.” … Accordingly, I find that defendant Kumeh is not 14 entitled to qualified immunity. 15 B.

Eminent Consulting, LLC v. Rightsourcing, LLC

District Court, E.D. California · Dec 17, 2025

Except as otherwise provided in this Order, or as 19 otherwise stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this 20 Order must be clearly so designated before the material … If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, 27 the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate 1 (b) for testimony given

Lasic v. Moreno

504 F. Supp. 2d 917 · District Court, E.D. California · Feb 5, 2007

Prosecutorial Immunity Ninth Circuit has long recognized that “[fjiling a criminal complaint immunizes investigating officers ... from damages suffered thereafter because it is presumed that the prosecutor filing the complaint … While the Court clearly agrees that Moreno was not as forthcoming as she should have been, the Court nonetheless finds that lack of candor insufficient to render the independent judgment of the prosecutors null.

(PC) Bennett v. Wolk

District Court, E.D. California · Jul 18, 2025

. § 1985 based on 20 disability discrimination because he has not alleged that he has a qualifying disability. … Judges retain their immunity even when they are accused of acting 7 maliciously or corruptly, see Mireles v.

(PC) Gallegos v. CDCR

District Court, E.D. California · Aug 26, 2024

immunity. … Furthermore, his 27 proposed claims against Williamson and Lin clearly cannot survive screening under 28 U.S.C. § 28 1915A because Williamson and Lin have absolute quasi-judicial immunity for their decision 1 whether

(PC) Godoy v. Son

District Court, E.D. California · Sep 29, 2022

Qualified Immunity 2 In the alternative, defendants argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity. (ECF No. 3 44-1 at 9-11.) … Qualified immunity shields officials from civil liability if their conduct “‘does not 4 violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would 5 have known.’” Pearson v.

United States v. Honeywell International, Inc.

542 F. Supp. 2d 1188 · District Court, E.D. California · Feb 22, 2008

Therefore, Third-Party Defendant’s development of Vista Ray qualifies as a “disposal” under the statutory scheme. … “Rule 56 clearly contemplates a full hearing on the question of damages.” Woods v. Mertes, 9 F.R.D. 318, 321 (D.Del.1949). See also McRae v.

James Curtis Kern v. Sacramento County Sheriff, et al.

District Court, E.D. California · May 27, 2026

Qualified Immunity 19 Government officials are immune from civil damages “unless their conduct violates 20 ‘clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which … a statutory or constitutional right; and (2) whether 25 the right at issue was clearly established at the time of the incident.

Jaime

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

Plaintiff’s complaint 12 does not clearly state what happened, when it happened, and who was involved. … Ct. 52, 53–54 (2020) (finding no qualified immunity to 15 officers who housed inmate “in cells teeming with human waste” for six days). 16 At the pleading stage, Plaintiff states a cognizable claim against Defendants

(PS) Henreid v. Haynes

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 18, 2025

The Court held that 11 even an order directing police to use excessive force qualified for judicial immunity because it 12 was still related to the judicial function “of directing police officers to bring counsel in a … Defendants have demonstrated that 5 || the FAC’s arguments are clearly not “warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument 6 || for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for establishing new law[,]

(PS) Pinzon v. CA Dept. Health Care Serv.

District Court, E.D. California · Apr 24, 2023

However, a determination that a plaintiff qualifies financially for in forma 4 pauperis status does not complete the inquiry required by the statute. … Neitzke, 490 U.S. at 328. 26 Here, the complaint’s allegations are clearly baseless.