Case law

Leatherman v. TARRANT COUNTY NARCOTICS I. & C. UN.

755 F. Supp. 726 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Jan 22, 1991

Clearly, the pleading does not present a case of custom and practice under the standards of particularization adopted by the Fifth Circuit. … Cases such as Elliott , where the immunity to suit of governmental officials is at stake, present a special and acute subset of the general run.

Wakefield v. SWS Securities, Inc. (In Re Wakefield)

293 B.R. 372 · District Court, N.D. Texas · May 27, 2003

Ill SWS complains that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion in finding that SWS had failed to establish its defense of judicial estoppel. … The court cannot say that the bankruptcy court clearly erred in finding that SWS knew the content of the form was false and, in turn, rejecting the application of a qualified privilege. 3 SWS’s contention that the Form U-

Bwondara

District Court, N.D. Texas · Oct 17, 2025

However, “[i]t is well established that judges enjoy absolute immunity for judicial acts performed in judicial proceedings.” Mays v. Sudderth, 97 F.3d 107, 110 (5th Cir. 1996) (citation omitted). … App’x 601, 604 (5th Cir. 2009) (“It is well established that judges enjoy absolute judicial immunity from lawsuits that cannot be overcome [even] by allegations of bad faith or malice.”).

Rascon v. Perryton Independent School District

District Court, N.D. Texas · Aug 19, 2022

Qualified immunity shields government officials from liability for performing their discretionary functions, unless a reasonable person would have known that an official’s conduct violated “clearly established statutory … Because Plaintiff is unable to establish a prima facie case of retaliation, she does not show a violation of clearly establish law and fails to overcome Defendants’ assertion of qualified immunity.

Carr v. BOP

District Court, N.D. Texas · Jun 17, 2024

Finally, defendants argue they are entitled to qualified immunity for their alleged actions. B. … Alternative Analysis-Defendants Entitled to Qualified Immunity Alternatively, defendants Garrido and Tellez are entitled to qualified immunity from all of Carr’s claims against them for the reasons set forth in the Defendants

Bennett v. Dallas Independent School District

936 F. Supp. 2d 767 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Mar 29, 2013

To establish a prima facie case of discrimination based on a disability under the ADA, Bennett must show that (1) he suffers from a disability or is regarded as disabled; (2) he is qualified for the job despite the disability … DISD has established beyond peradventure that Bennett was not qualified for any police officer position.

Gardner v. Tulia Independent School District

183 F. Supp. 2d 854 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Dec 7, 2000

Finally, the Court finds that each of the school board members acted in good faith and did not act from corrupt motives in adopting the drug testing program. *860 They are therefore entitled to qualified immunity from individual … This Court has already entered summary judgment that Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity for money damages on federal claims. Judgment will be entered accordingly. It is SO ORDERED. 1 .

Abdeljalil v. City of Fort Worth

55 F. Supp. 2d 614 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Jun 30, 1999

—Houston [14th Dist.] 1997, writ granted) (plaintiff who alleged city was negligent in failing to properly supervise or monitor police officer’s use of department property failed to establish waiver of City’s immunity); McCord … Instead, the undisputed facts clearly show that Khaled was murdered by Duncan.

Robinson v. Jordan

355 F. Supp. 1228 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Mar 20, 1973

Petitioner has clearly and admirably presented in detail the facts which constitute the basis of his alleged cause of action. … Since the civil rights law in regard to prison medical malpractice has been so clearly established under Haskew v. Wainwright, supra, and Nettles v.

Butts v. Dallas Independent School District

306 F. Supp. 488 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Dec 5, 1969

Before going into these guidelines and how they apply in the case before this Court, it might be well to state an old and established legal principle. … To date, the Dallas Independent School District has been one of the most up-to-date and qualified Districts in the Nation.

Stollings v. Texas Tech University

District Court, N.D. Texas · Mar 18, 2022

Defendants reassert that Hocutt is entitled to qualified immunity. Id. at 29–32. The motion is fully briefed (See Dkt. Nos. 44–45) and is thus ripe for review. 3. … Therefore, the Court, again, need not address the qualified-immunity issue that it formerly sidestepped (see Dkt. No. 38 at 27). 5.

Cook v. Horsely

District Court, N.D. Texas · Jun 5, 2024

Defendants assert qualified immunity in their motion for summary judgment. … Plaintiff must then establish that the officer violated his clearly established federal rights. Jd. “This is a demanding standard ... .” Vincent v.

Rogers v. Frito-Lay, Inc.

433 F. Supp. 200 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Jun 8, 1977

“[Sjection 503 itself relates solely to employment and thus the adjective ‘qualified’ in modification of ‘handicapped individual’ in that section clearly requires that the ‘employability’ of the handicapped individual in … Furthermore, courts may not presume that the administrative scheme established by § 793(b) and the companion regulations of the Department of Labor will be inadequate without resort to private federal actions.

Arbuckle Broadcasters, Inc. v. Rockwell International Corp.

513 F. Supp. 407 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Jul 8, 1980

Congress clearly did not intend to create a statutory method for overturning jury verdicts. Consequently, I hold that INA is time-barred from making its assertions as to statutory violations. … they were drawn from the qualified jury wheel.

Cavazos v. Simmons

90 B.R. 234 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Aug 15, 1988

As noted, the bankruptcy court distinguished among court-approved paraprofessional services that qualified as “professional” services, non-approved paraprofessional services that qualified as “expenses,” 13 and non-approved … The court finds no clearly established contrary intent in the legislative history.

Rupe v. The City of Jacksboro, Texas

District Court, N.D. Texas · Jul 25, 2024

Further, the FCR correctly concluded that Smith is entitled to qualified immunity. See ECF No. 47 at 25–28. The Rupes do not object to the FCR’s qualified-immunity analysis under Pearson v. … Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the FCR’s qualified- immunity analysis and DISMISSES the Rupes’ claims against Smith. The Court now turns to their claims against the City of Jacksboro. 1.

Reynolds v. Wise

375 F. Supp. 145 · District Court, N.D. Texas · Apr 22, 1974

Section 717 clearly states that “(a) All personnel actions affecting employees ... in executive agencies as defined in section 105 of Title 5, United States Code, . . . ” shall receive the benefits of this section. … Section 717 establishes an enforcement procedure that permits aggrieved employees to request enforcement of Section 717.

Parker

District Court, N.D. Texas · Mar 14, 2026

or absolute immunity. … Although a prosecutor is entitled only to qualified immunity for certain administrative activities, see Van de Camp v.

Ray v. Recovery Healthcare Corporation

District Court, N.D. Texas · Mar 22, 2021

Second, the Mays court recognized a significant limit to the immunity established in that case. … Delia, 566 U.S. 377 (2012)] to apply qualified immunity here.

Salamah v. UT Southwestern Health Systems

District Court, N.D. Texas · Apr 25, 2025

Lee is entitled to sovereign immunity from Salamah’s Title II claim. Because Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity is only quasi- jurisdictional, the court need not address Dr. Lee’s potential immunity sua sponte. … Appx. 694, 696-97 (5th Cir. 2005) (per curiam) (“[B]ecause we affirm the denial of qualified immunity defense at this stage, the district court’s ruling on the Officer’s motion for a protective order to stay discovery is