Case law

Lyberger v. Snider

District Court, S.D. Illinois · May 14, 2021

Qualified Immunity Officers are also afforded the extra layer of protection of qualified immunity. Thayer v. Chiczerski, 705 F.3d 237, 247 (7th Cir. 2012). … Qualified immunity is immunity from suit rather than a mere defense to liability. Pearson, 555 U.S. at 237.

Price v. Sanders

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Sep 23, 2020

The defense of qualified immunity generally “protects government agents from liability when their actions do not violate ‘clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known … To defeat a defense of qualified immunity, the plaintiff must show that the facts demonstrate “a violation of a constitutional right,” and that the “constitutional right was clearly established at the time of the alleged

Rains v. PPG Industries, Inc.

361 F. Supp. 2d 829 · District Court, S.D. Illinois · Dec 23, 2004

Multiple sclerosis is also an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks myelin, an insulating protein sheath that covers nerve fibers in the brain or nervous system. … Sultan clearly did not rely upon the scientific method because he did not know what it meant and instead relied upon his ipse dixit as evidenced by the colloquy in the Sultan transcript at page 255: Q.

Woods v. Rose

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Nov 25, 2020

Qualified Immunity Similarly, Defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity. … “Generally, qualified immunity protects government agents from liability when their actions do not violate ‘clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.’”

Johnson v. Doe 1

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Sep 19, 2024

Qualified Immunity Defendants further assert they are entitled to summary judgment on the grounds of qualified immunity. … Qualified immunity shields government officials from liability for civil damages when “their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have

Meskauskas v. Cowan

District Court, S.D. Illinois · May 24, 2021

Qualified Immunity Defendants’ assertion of qualified immunity on the remaining claims is denied. … Officers are entitled to qualified immunity under Section 1983 unless (1) they violated a federal statutory or constitutional right, and (2) the unlawfulness of their conduct was “clearly established at the time.”

Meeks v. Peters

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Oct 7, 2024

Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity is an affirmative defense that shields government officials from liability for civil damages where their conduct does not violate clearly … The qualified immunity test has two prongs: (1) whether the defendant violated a constitutional right, and (2) whether the right at issue was clearly established at the time of the alleged misconduct.

Ash v. Garden

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Mar 27, 2024

The qualified immunity test has two prongs: (1) whether the defendant violated a constitutional right, and (2) whether the right at issue was clearly established at the time of the alleged misconduct. … invoked qualified immunity.

Johnson v. Maue

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Sep 7, 2023

functions under the doctrine of qualified immunity so long as “their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” … With regard to Defendants Tourville, Maue, Jackson, Jones, and Griffin, the Court finds they are not entitled to qualified immunity because it was clearly established at the time of the alleged incidents that applying force

Mordi v. Zeigler

District Court, S.D. Illinois · May 12, 2020

The Seventh Circuit held that the district court erred in denying the grant of qualified immunity because the right Mordi complained of was not clearly established at the time. … 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

Gully

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Jul 20, 2026

Qualified Immunity as to Claim 2 Defendant Attebury also moved for qualified immunity on Claim 2, arguing that he did not violate clearly established rights. … Therefore, Attebury is not entitled to qualified immunity on Claim 2.

Tidwell v. Asselmeier

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Feb 5, 2021

Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity shields “government officials from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory … Defendants Henderson and Walls are entitled to qualified immunity.

Goings v. Baldwin

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Mar 23, 2023

Qualified Immunity CO Crabtree and Warden Butler assert that even if an assault occurred, they are entitled to qualified immunity. … Governmental officials are protected from civil liability when performing discretionary functions under the doctrine of qualified immunity so long as “their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional

Colasurdo v. Ward

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Jun 29, 2021

Qualified Immunity Simply put, Defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity. … “Generally, qualified immunity protects government agents from liability when their actions do not violate ‘clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.’”

Johnson v. Thompson

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Mar 9, 2023

are protected by qualified immunity. … “Generally, qualified immunity protects government agents from liability when their actions do not violate ‘clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.’”

Anthony

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Mar 31, 2026

Qualified Immunity with Respect to Counts 7, 8, 9 & 10 “Qualified immunity shields federal and state officials from monetary liability unless the law they ostensibly violated was clearly established at … If she had, however, this Court holds that Dollison would be entitled to qualified immunity as to the Equal Protection Clause claim against her and that Dollison, Bickel, and Benway would be entitled to qualified immunity

Jones v. Linn

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Aug 29, 2024

Qualified Immunity Defendants move for qualified immunity on any claims that survive summary judgment, arguing that they did not violate clearly established rights. … Governmental officials are protected from civil liability when performing discretionary functions under the doctrine of qualified immunity so long as “their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional

Dent v. Dennison

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Mar 31, 2021

Qualified Immunity Finally, Defendants assert that summary judgment is appropriate because they are entitled to qualified immunity on all claims. … Qualified immunity “protects government agents from liability when their actions do not violate ‘clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.’” Hernandez v.

Lockhart v. Adams

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Nov 6, 2023

Qualified Immunity Notwithstanding the foregoing, White is also entitled to qualified immunity. … “The doctrine of qualified immunity shields officials from civil liability so long as their conduct ‘does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would

Knox v. Butler

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Aug 24, 2020

Defendants also argue they are entitled to qualified immunity.6 Governmental officials are protected from civil liability when performing discretionary functions under the doctrine of qualified immunity so long as “their … conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.”