Case law

William J. Harrell, Patricia Parker, and Karen Schamm v. United States of America, Ltjg Atkin

875 F.2d 828 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Jun 14, 1989

Qualified Immunity A government official performing a discretionary function is entitled to qualified immunity from personal liability when the acts complained of violate no clearly established law of which a reasonable person … Moreover, appellant argues that his actions were within the limits of clearly established law, thus entitling him to immunity with respect to the constitutional torts. 2 Lt.

Bessie Jones v. City of Cincinnati

736 F.3d 688 · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Nov 29, 2012

The district court denied qualified and statutory immunity on four claims. … For the foregoing reasons, we REVERSE the district court’s denial of qualified immunity and Ohio statutory immunity.

Wright v. 15th District Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office

District Court, S.D. Florida · Aug 4, 2025

Lastly, the Court agrees with the Report that Deputy Di Orsini is entitled to qualified immunity, because Count 5 fails to allege any constitutional violations, let alone any “clearly established” constitutional violations … App’x 870, 875 (4th Cir. 2004).], none of that would signal a violation of a “clearly established” constitutional right in this Circuit as would be required to overcome qualified immunity. See Chesser v.

Justin Parsons v. City of Pontiac

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Jun 24, 2008

“If no constitutional right would have been violated were the allegations established, there is no necessity for further inquiries concerning qualified immunity.” Saucier, 533 U.S. at 201. … But under § 1983, “an arresting agent is entitled to qualified immunity if he or she could reasonably (even if erroneously) have believed that the arrest was lawful, in light of clearly established law and the information

Scott Emerson Felix v. Daniel J. McCarthy Director of the Department of Corrections P.J. Morris J. Campoy Daniel Vasquez Morris, Lt.

939 F.2d 699 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Jul 10, 1991

The guards assert that they are entitled to the defense of qualified immunity because it was not clearly established in March 1985 that the guards’ conduct would violate Felix’s clearly established constitutional rights. … Qualified Immunity The guards argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity because they did not violate any clearly established constitutional right of which a reasonable person would have known.

162373_134_01.Pdf

Michigan Supreme Court · Jul 31, 2023

immunity rather than complete immunity applies where the prosecutor is acting as a police officer and not in the role of an advocate) (quotation marks and citation omitted). … The lead opinion does not address this important qualifier.

Mitchell v. Rice

954 F.2d 187 · Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Jan 10, 1992

In reviewing appellants’ qualified immunity defense, we look to substantive Eighth Amendment law as established at the time of the alleged violations. … Because the record in this case does not adequately address all the issues necessary to determine whether prison officials violated clearly established law, we cannot grant qualified immunity at this time.

Morgan v. Union County

268 N.J. Super. 337 · New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · Nov 16, 1993

Qualified immunity shields government officials from liability for civil damages when they perform discretionary functions, unless their acts violate clearly established constitutional rights of which a reasonable person … In our view, the presentment was highly relevant respecting the defense of qualified immunity.

Joni Zaya v. Kul Sood

836 F.3d 800 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 6, 2016

“The doctrine of quali- fied 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 … Bussey, then his conduct violates clearly established law under the Eighth Amendment. See Petties, slip op. at 18.

Bush v. Strain

513 F.3d 492 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Jan 14, 2008

A government official performing discretionary functions is entitled to qualified immunity unless his conduct violates clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.21 … We also hold that the defendants have not established that they are entitled to qualified immunity.

McDougald v. Clagg

District Court, S.D. Ohio · Oct 5, 2021

In other words, plaintiffs must articulate why the asserted constitutional rights count as “clearly established,” or else qualified immunity bars those claims. … retaliation claim, McDougald once again waived the clearly-established prong of qualified immunity with respect to that claim.

Allen v. Pacheco

District Court, M.D. Florida · Dec 11, 2020

a clearly established constitutional right.’” … As Officer Suttle did not raise the qualified immunity issue for any other claims, Allen did not have a sufficient opportunity to respond regarding qualified immunity for those claims

Buckner v. Lower Florida Keys Hosp. Dist.

403 So. 2d 1025 · District Court of Appeal of Florida · Aug 11, 1981

To support a cause of action for conspiracy to defame, it is therefore incumbent upon a plaintiff to properly allege those elements which would establish a defamation, one of which is a publication. Barry College v. … Although some do not heed to the pleading requirements, it is still mandatory under established precedent that a complaint must allege ultimate facts. Ocala Loan Company v. Smith, 155 So.2d 711 (Fla. 1st DCA 1963).

Pedro Rivera v. Don Bell

509 F. App'x 628 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Feb 19, 2013

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Rivera’s excessive force claim under the doctrine of qualified immunity because Rivera failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant used … Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 231-32 (2009) (defendants were entitled to qualified immunity where there is no violation of plaintiff’s constitutional right or the right at issue was not “clearly established”).

Pretzman v. Mayorkas

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 20, 2024

“The United States is generally immune from suit unless there is explicit statutory waiver of its sover- eign immunity.” Lewis v. D.C. Police Dep’t, 271 F. … Supp. 3d 18, 23 (D.D.C. 2022) (“The Privacy Act provides a waiver of sovereign immunity, but the waiver is limited in scope: the Act only waives sovereign immunity for ‘actual damages.’ . . .

Diana G. Schlegel and Central Pacific Freight Lines, an Oregon Corporation v. William Bebout and Bob Russell

841 F.2d 937 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Mar 8, 1988

The Court pointed out that the right to due process of law is quite clearly established by the Due Process Clause, and thus it could follow that any action that violates that clause violates a clearly established right regardless … Based upon these principles, appellants are entitled to immunity if they can prove that a reasonable PUC official could have believed that the action taken was lawful, in light of clearly established law.

Robert R. Rowe v. Fort Lauderdale

279 F.3d 1271 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Jan 23, 2002

Qualified immunity shields government officials who perform discretionary governmental functions from civil liability so long as their conduct does not violate any “clearly established statutory or constitutional rights … But, by assuming the role of an investigator, he took on a qualified immunity that protected all of his actions in performing that role that did not violate clearly established rights of which a reasonable person in his

Jacquelyn Wallace v. Nancy Cummings

843 F.3d 763 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Dec 9, 2016

The defendants moved for summary judgment, and Cummings argued that she was entitled to qualified immunity because she had shot Wallace unintentionally. … A government official is entitled to qualified immunity unless (1) the official violated a plaintiff's constitutional right and (2) that right was clearly established at the time of the violation. Pearson v.

Fye v. Oklahoma Corp. Commission

175 F. App'x 207 · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Apr 6, 2006

When a defendant raises the defense of qualified immunity, a plaintiff must establish that the defendant’s conduct violated a federal constitutional or statutory right and that the right was clearly established at the time … Bode’s complete inaction in the face of actual knowledge, if proven, violated a constitutional right that was, at the time, clearly established, and she is not entitled to qualified immunity.

Cleveland-Perdue v. Brutsche

881 F.2d 427 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 4, 1989

Under the Harlow standard, qualified immunity should be granted when the official’s conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known. … In denying defendant’s qualified immunity motion, the district court concluded that Thomas v. Pate had clearly established the right at issue. This reliance was misplaced. As noted above, Thomas v.