Case law

Sims v. Griffin

35 F.4th 945 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jun 1, 2022

We have explained the qualified-immunity inquiry many times. … Powell clearly established Qualls’s rights.

Cox v. Wilson

971 F.3d 1159 · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Aug 19, 2020

In concluding that Wilson was entitled to qualified immunity, the panel relies solely on the second prong of the qualified immunity inquiry—whether the constitutional right violated “was clearly established at the time … Yet the Pauly officers were protected by qualified immunity because of the absence of clearly established law prohibiting their conduct.

Wooley v. City Of Baton Rouge

206 F.3d 574 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Apr 25, 2000

Morris involved a claim of qualified immunity for events that occurred in 1992. Our consideration therein focused on the law clearly established in 1992. 53 Kiser v. Garret, 67 F.3d 1166 (5th Cir. 1995); Doe v. … The district court concluded that the officer was not entitled to qualified immunity because the plaintiffs had alleged a clearly established denial of due process. 55 Smith v.

Anderson v. Blake

469 F.3d 910 · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Nov 14, 2006

Anderson’s constitutional privacy interest w as clearly established, and (3) consequently rejecting Officer Blake’s contention that he is entitled to qualified immunity from suit. … Privacy Interest as Clearly Established To defeat defendant’s qualified immunity claim, M s.

Mastroianni v. Bowers

160 F.3d 671 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Nov 13, 1998

Second, appellants contend that even if absolute 3 immunity does not protect them, they are entitled to qualified immunity because they did not violate any clearly established … Qualified immunity A.

Estate of Jimma Pal Reat v. Rodriguez

824 F.3d 960 · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · May 31, 2016

Qualified Immunity 1. … Clearly Established Law Qualified immunity exists to protect government officials “from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory

Reher v. Vivo

656 F.3d 772 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 7, 2011

right at issue was clearly established at the time that the alleged violation occurred. … The relevant inquiry in determining whether a right is clearly established is whether it would have been clear to a reasonable officer that his conduct was unlawful in the situation the officer confronted.

Cerrone v. Brown

246 F.3d 194 · Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Apr 10, 2001

In support of their claim of qualified immunity, appellants argue that in 1995, the time of the seizure in this case, the law was not clearly established that probable cause was required to detain a police officer for questioning … Focusing on the first element in a qualified immunity analysis, the existence of a “clearly established right,” the Supreme Court has explained: “This is not to say that an official action is protected by qualified immunity

David Velez v. Michael Johnson and Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation

395 F.3d 732 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Feb 11, 2005

Johnson appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. … Velez has also met the second Saucier requirement that the constitutional right be clearly established.

Megan Garcia v. Pamela Casey

75 F.4th 1176 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Jul 28, 2023

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 … But the arguable probable cause inquiry in a false arrest case is no different from the clearly established law inquiry in any other qualified immunity case.

Pollnow v. Glennon

757 F.2d 496 · Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Mar 12, 1985

"clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known." … The district court in that case concluded that, although the right to such a hearing under the due process clause had not been clearly established at the time of the termination, the failure to follow established state regulations

Eddie Simms, Edward L. Smith v. Village of Albion, New York Joseph Sacco, Police Officer Donald Hinman, Acting Police Chief

115 F.3d 1098 · Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Jun 16, 1997

As government officials performing discretionary functions, police officers are entitled to qualified immunity, which shields them from civil damages liability insofar as their conduct “does not violate clearly established … Thus, the district court correctly concluded that Sacco was entitled to qualified immunity. 2.

Matthew Palmieri v. United States

896 F.3d 579 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jul 24, 2018

“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 have known.” … When an official asserts qualified immunity, the plaintiff must “overcome” that assertion by demonstrating (inter alia) that the right “was clearly established at the time of” the alleged violation. Fox v.

McFall v. Bednar

407 F.3d 1081 · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Apr 19, 2005

Bednar is entitled to qualified immunity, therefore, unless he violated a clearly established constitutional right. … McFall’s termination violated clearly established law Mr. Bednar violated clearly established law, and thus is not entitled to qualified immunity, if he terminated Ms.

Howe v. Baker

796 F.2d 1355 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Aug 28, 1986

These concerns, weighty though they may be, do not justify granting officials an absolute immunity. Instead, they can be satisfied through application of a qualified immunity. Harlow v. … established.

Rosado v. Zayas

813 F.2d 1263 · Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · Mar 10, 1987

Fair, 804 F.2d 164 (1st Cir.1986), the right at issue was one applicable to all persons, and the qualified immunity question therefore simply was whether it was clearly established that an individual had a right to be free … Thus, in asking the qualified immunity question, we must recognize the individual nature of the right allegedly violated and ask whether it was clearly established that someone in the particular position before us was entitled

Monteiro v. City of Elizabeth

436 F.3d 397 · Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · Feb 8, 2006

Perkins-Auguste as a reasonable public official would have known that her specific conduct violated the Plaintiffs clearly established rights and was not subject to qualified immunity. … Thus, if Perkins-Auguste acted with an intent to suppress Monteiro’s speech on the basis of viewpoint, she violated clearly established law and is not entitled to qualified immunity.

Garcia v. Jane & John Does

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Feb 23, 2015

Qualified Immunity “Qualified immunity protects public officials from liability for civil damages when one of two conditions is satisfied: (a) the defendant’s action did not violate clearly established law, or ( … Defendants bear the burden of establishing qualified immunity.  Vincent v. Yelich, 718 F.3d 157, 166 (2d Cir. 2013).  

Sharon L. Gragg v. Kentucky Cabinet For Workforce Development

289 F.3d 958 · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · May 20, 2002

She must then demonstrate that this right was clearly established at the time of the infringement. … Whether the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity on such a claim, however, is 5 To determine whether the claimed right under the Kentucky Constitution was clearly established, we would, of course, look to the law

Elizabeth Hannula v. City of Lakewood and Jane Doe, and Don Lively

907 F.2d 129 · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Jun 29, 1990

the defendant has violated clearly established law. … If the plaintiff fails to meet the burden of showing how a defendant violated a clearly established right, we must prevent the plaintiff from subjecting government officials to trial: [qualified immunity is an] entitlement