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156 F. Supp. 3d 907 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 5, 2016
Second, Defendants argue that they are entitled to absolute immunity for the testimony they gave as witnesses. In general, “when a witness commits perjury, he or she is granted absolute immunity from civil liability.” … But the Manning Court distinguished perjury and conspiracy to commit perjury — for which there is absolute immunity — from withholding exculpatory evidence^ — -for which there is only qualified immunity.
Cited 4 timesPublishedDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 30, 2022
Qualified immunity shields government employees from liability unless a plaintiff shows (1) that the official violated a statutory or constitutional right, and (2) that the right was clearly established at the time of the … Again, it is Walker’s burden to show that his right was clearly established. Not only is his claimed right not clearly established, but also the case law is overwhelming contrary to his claim.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 9, 2023
Qualified immunity shields government officials “from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have … Determining whether qualified immunity or the Illinois Tort Immunity Act applies requires a more complete record.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 3, 2021
Qualified Immunity Defendants also move to dismiss Counts I and II and the basis of qualified immunity, “which protects government officials from liability ‘insofar as their … In determining whether a defendant is entitled to qualified immunity, the Court considers whether Plaintiff has shown a violation of a constitutional right and whether the constitutional right “was clearly established
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Nov 14, 2019
The individual defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity. … Clearly established law.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Mar 31, 2025
To overcome qualified immunity, the plaintiff must establish that officers decided to arrest him without even an arguable basis for probable cause. See Mwangangi, 48 F.4th at 825. … As such, the plaintiff’s claims against defendants McDonald and Roman fail on grounds of qualified immunity.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · May 15, 2026
Defendants Are Entitled to Qualified Immunity Public officials are entitled to qualified immunity unless a plaintiff can show that they violated clearly established law by either identifying closely … And his reliance on district court cases is unavailing as they don’t clearly establish the law under qualified immunity. Anderson v. Romero, 72 F.3d 518, 525 (7th Cir. 1995).
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 9, 2019
Accordingly, defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, and I dismiss the complaint on that basis. … To overcome defendants’ assertion of qualified immunity, plaintiff must show that the constitutional right he seeks to vindicate was clearly established at the time of the conduct in question.
Cited 0 timesUnknown122 F. Supp. 3d 755 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Aug 7, 2015
immunity. … Defendants again claim that they are entitled to qualified immunity on this basis.
Cited 1 timesPublishedDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 21, 2021
Qualified Immunity Sigler argues that she is entitled to qualified immunity because her actions did not violate Brzowski's clearly established rights. … Like Sigler, the recordkeeper in Figgs sought to be shielded by qualified immunity, arguing that the qualified-immunity inquiry should be whether the recordkeeper violated clearly established law "by failing to recalculate
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Mar 27, 2026
Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity shields public officials from liability “unless a plaintiff pleads facts showing (1) that the official violated a statutory or constitutional … Martinez’s actions did violate the Fourth Amendment, he is entitled to qualified immunity. Buchanan, 592 F.
Cited 0 timesUnknown884 F. Supp. 1179 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Apr 12, 1995
Moreover, federal court jurisdiction must affirmatively appear clearly and distinctly. The mere suggestion of a federal question is not sufficient to establish the jurisdiction of federal courts. See Koll v. … granted guardian ad litem absolute immunity.
Cited 7 timesPublishedArmstrong v. Chicago Park District
693 F. Supp. 675 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Aug 12, 1988
If that is not contested, her claim as stated clearly fails. After all, defendants can hardly be faulted for promoting someone less qualified than Armstrong if she had already turned them down. Armstrong Aff. … [while] less qualified males have been promoted.” 24 To establish a prima facie case on that claim, Lyle must show she was qualified for the Area Supervisor position — which is two rungs above her on the “lines of promotion
Cited 5 timesPublishedDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Aug 4, 2021
) whether the constitutional right was clearly established at [that] time.’” … And on those facts, Kulasa is not entitled to qualified immunity.
Cited 0 timesUnknown448 F. Supp. 58 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Feb 23, 1978
Plaintiff’s second set of allegations are less clearly defined but appear to involve his dissatisfaction with administrative responses to his inter and intra institutional *60 transfers. … We reject defendant Rowe’s argument that the doctrine of respondeat superior immunizes him in this situation.
Cited 20 timesPublishedDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 30, 2026
The doctrine of qualified immunity, however, provides additional protections for the Officers. … Defendants argue that they used reasonable force, and in the alternative, qualified immunity applies.
Cited 0 timesUnknownMitchell v. Plano Police Department
District Court, N.D. Illinois · Mar 30, 2021
“The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials ‘from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable … Put more simply: to defeat qualified immunity, Mitchell would have needed to clearly establish that towing her car, and thus conducting a pre-tow inventory search, was unreasonable under the circumstances.
Cited 0 timesUnknownHolmes v. Officer George Hernandez
District Court, N.D. Illinois · Sep 17, 2021
Under qualified immun- ity, government officials are shielded from civil liability so long as “their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have … violated a clearly established right.
Cited 0 timesUnknownGary Steel Supply Co. v. Reagan
711 F. Supp. 471 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Apr 24, 1989
(C) Except as provided in subparagraph (D), to obtain reimbursement, the petitioner shall establish by a preponderance of the evidence that it is not liable for response costs under section 9607(a) of this title and that … SARA clearly waives such immunity by permitting PRPs to bring suit for reimbursement against the United States.
Cited 5 timesPublishedMcGuire v. Chicago Transit Authority
District Court, N.D. Illinois · Aug 20, 2018
“‘The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable … To overcome a presumption of qualified immunity, a plaintiff’s pleading must establish two things: (1) that the facts alleged describe a violation of a protected right; and (2) that this right was clearly established at
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