Case law

United States v. Washington

20 F. Supp. 3d 986 · District Court, W.D. Washington · Dec 31, 2013

Gibbs also failed to mention Suquamish use of Bainbridge island, although this is clearly established by other sources. … Furthermore, the Tribes have failed to establish that their waiver of sovereign immunity was, in fact, involuntary.

Shopbell v. Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

District Court, W.D. Washington · Jul 14, 2020

was clearly established at the time of the incident. … Qualified immunity applies either 14 where there was no constitutional violation or where the constitutional violation was not clearly 15 established. See id.

Hartman v. State of Washington Department of Children Youth and Families

District Court, W.D. Washington · Jun 10, 2025

In resolving a government official’s claim of qualified immunity, a court 14 must decide whether (1) there is a violation of a constitutional right; and (2) whether the 15 right at issue was “clearly established[.]” … For purposes of a qualified immunity 11 analysis, the law is clearly established that extra-judicial removal is prohibited absent 12 reasonable cause and a reasonably necessary scope. See Rogers v.

Denton v. Rainer

District Court, W.D. Washington · Aug 30, 2023

immunity because those rights were not clearly established. … Id. 21 Defendants also argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity on Denton’s 22 Due Process claim because it is not clearly established that DOC’s review process for 1 Max custody inmates violates the

Saade v. State of Washington Department of Health

District Court, W.D. Washington · Dec 30, 2019

immunity doctrine, “[a] 16 constitutional right is clearly established if every reasonable official would have 17 understood that what he is doing violates that right.” … Jones is also insufficient to create 2 a clearly established right that was violated.3 3 Defendant Fenimore is therefore entitled to qualified immunity on both counts. 4 The Court GRANTS

Navarrete

District Court, W.D. Washington · Oct 22, 2025

He argued that 2 while Navarrete’s constitutional rights were clearly established, he did not violate 3 them, as a matter of law. 4 On October 8, 2025, the Court … If a district court’s rejection of a qualified-immunity defense rests on a 16 question of law, then its decision is immediately appealable. Williams v.

Qualey v. Pierce County

District Court, W.D. Washington · Jan 27, 2025

The district court denied qualified immunity. … , the qualified immunity inquiry focuses on whether the right 16 at issue was clearly established.

Silva v. Sanders

District Court, W.D. Washington · Jul 1, 2022

The Court concludes that, as a matter of law, qualified immunity bars 13 Plaintiff’s claim against Defendant and grants summary judgment on that basis. 14 “The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government … clearly established law.

United States v. Washington Toll Bridge Authority

190 F. Supp. 95 · District Court, W.D. Washington · Dec 14, 1960

The Washington State Toll Bridge Authority was established by statute as a state agency in 1937. R.C.W. 47.56.020. … Where a ferry serves as an essential link in a highway, clearly it is as much an integral part of the highway system as a bridge. United States v.

Zayas v. King County

District Court, W.D. Washington · Aug 23, 2023

9 immunity, which “shields government officials from civil damages liability unless the official 10 violated a statutory or constitutional right that was clearly established at the time of the 11 challenged conduct … To pierce 12 that immunity, Plaintiff must show a violation of a clearly established constitutional right—the 13 “contours of the right must be sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that 14

Sutton v. Hathaway

District Court, W.D. Washington · Nov 4, 2022

that was clearly established at the time of the 19 challenged conduct.” … immunity because there is no clearly established law on how quickly HRT must be prescribed to 11 treat gender dysphoria.

Currier v. Henderson

190 F. Supp. 2d 1221 · District Court, W.D. Washington · Jan 30, 2002

Moreover, the regulations at issue are clearly content-neutral. … Defendants' answer clearly states that "[pjlaintiffs have failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.” (Answer at 2.) 9 .

Christie v. State of Washington Department of Corrections

District Court, W.D. Washington · Aug 26, 2024

Although the qualified immunity 24 doctrine does not “require a case directly on point” to show that a right is clearly established, 1 “existing precedent must have placed the statutory or constitutional question beyond … But because Anthony died less 15 than two years earlier, before the Gordon II court clarified that this right was “clearly 16 established,” qualified immunity takes that decision away from the jury, and the Section

Mills v. Zeichner

District Court, W.D. Washington · Feb 2, 2024

Mills appears to suggest that the cited 4 regulations constitute clearly established law for qualified immunity purposes, but this 5 argument fails. (Mot. at 9-10.) … The qualified immunity analysis asks whether Mr. 6 Zeichner could have known based on clearly established law that his conduct would 7 violate Mr.

Tolbert v. Weyrich

District Court, W.D. Washington · Sep 10, 2025

An officer is entitled to qualified 7 immunity as long as their conduct “does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional 8 rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” Id. … Officers are entitled to qualified immunity if the alleged violation was not a clearly 10 established constitutional or statutory violation.

Banks v. Huehnerhoff

District Court, W.D. Washington · Jan 5, 2021

. § 1983, 21 qualified and judicial immunity bar plaintiff’s claims. … not violate clearly 21 established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.’” 22 Scott v.

Martin v. Wheeler

District Court, W.D. Washington · Sep 15, 2020

Defendants in a § 1983 action enjoy qualified immunity from damages for civil 15 liability as long as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or 16 constitutional rights of which a reasonable person … In analyzing a qualified immunity defense, courts are “permitted to exercise sound 3 discretion in deciding which of the two prongs of the qualified immunity analysis should 4 be addressed first in light of the circumstances

Aydelotte v. Town of Skykomish

District Court, W.D. Washington · Jul 29, 2020

Pearson, 555 2 U.S. at 232 (citations omitted). 3 The right to speak freely without retaliation has long been clearly established for the 4 purposes of qualified immunity … protected speech was clearly established.” 9 Aydelotte, 757 F.

Curtis v. Inslee

District Court, W.D. Washington · Dec 21, 2023

For 3 purposes of qualified immunity, “[a] right is clearly established when it is sufficiently clear that 4 every reasonable official would have understood that what he is doing violates that right.” … Inslee is entitled to qualified immunity on all the federal claims. 16 D.

Langfitt v. Pierce County

District Court, W.D. Washington · Aug 31, 2021

right was clearly 4 established when viewed in the specific context of the case. … On the record, Defendants 14 have not established that Edwards’s entitlement to qualified immunity may be established 15 on the pleadings; the parties dispute the factual circumstances of the shooting.