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District Court, M.D. Louisiana · Nov 25, 2025
Qualified Immunity Public officials are entitled to qualified immunity unless the plaintiff demonstrates that (1) the defendant violated an actual constitutional or federal statutory right that is clearly established … The qualified immunity defense has two prongs: whether an official's conduct violated a constitutional right of the plaintiff; and whether the right was clearly established at the time of the violation.
Cited 0 timesUnknownRobison v. Department of Insurance, Finanical Institutions and Professional Registration
District Court, E.D. Missouri · Mar 1, 2022
In a claim brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, qualified immunity protects a government official from liability unless his conduct violated a clearly established constitutional or statutory right of which a reasonable person … [174], Plaintiff has not shown he has a “clearly established” constitutional or statutory right to be on the List.9 Pearson, 555 U.S. at 231 (explaining qualified immunity protects a government official from
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · Nov 15, 2019
Qualified Immunity “Qualified immunity shields government officials from liability unless their conduct violates clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would know … right was clearly established at the time of the violation.”
Cited 0 timesUnknownEstate of Sylville K Smith v. City of Milwaukee Wisconsin
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · Oct 18, 2019
Whether the right was “clearly established” at the time of its alleged violation In establishing the second prong in the qualified immunity analysis, a plaintiff bears the burden of establishing that the constitutional … right was “clearly established.”
Cited 0 timesUnknown631 F. App'x 487 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Jan 27, 2016
ruling on qualified immunity, George v. Edholm, 752 F.3d 1206, 1214 (9th Cir. 2014), and we affirm. … Ct. 2074, 2080, 2083 (2011) (setting forth qualified immunity test and recognizing that a clearly established right does “not require a case directly on point”).
Cited 0 timesUnpublished592 U.S. 43 · Supreme Court of the United States · Dec 10, 2020
By the time Congress enacted RFRA, this Court had interpreted the modern ver- sion of §1983 to permit monetary recovery against officials who violated “clearly established” federal law. E.g., Procu- nier v. … who flout clearly established law,” Tr. of Oral Arg. 42; see District of Co- lumbia v.
Cited 203 timesPublishedDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · Jul 17, 2025
Hanna, 726 F.3d 631, 638 (5th Cir. 2013) (qualified immunity requires alleging a violation of a clearly established constitutional right at the time of the conduct). … Because the complaint plausibly alleges facts supporting a violation of clearly established right under the Fourteenth Amendment, Roy is not entitled to qualified immunity at this stage.
Cited 0 timesUnknown349 F.3d 731 · Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Nov 17, 2003
As discussed below, accepting the facts as the district court2 viewed them in denying qualified immunity, the police officers vio- lated clearly established federal law. … the official’s conduct did not violate clearly established law."
Cited 146 timesPublished465 F. Supp. 2d 439 · District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · Nov 29, 2006
The “clearly established Federal law” which governs ineffective- assistance of counsel claims is the two-pronged standard set forth in Strickland v. … Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 363 , 120 S.Ct. 1495 , 146 L.Ed.2d 389 (2000) (stating that the “Strickland test qualifies as ‘clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court’ ”).
Cited 0 timesPublishedUnited States v. Rosales-Bruno
676 F.3d 1017 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Apr 6, 2012
From there, Rosales-Bruno argues that the government failed to establish that he did, in fact, employ “physical force” when he committed the offense of false imprisonment. … We find, however, that Rosales-Bruno clearly objected to specific parts of Paragraph 30 of the PSR, disputing the factual accuracy of that paragraph’s description of the conduct underlying his false imprisonment conviction
Cited 47 timesPublishedEstate of De'Angelo Brown v. West
District Court, E.D. Arkansas · Mar 30, 2022
Andrews, 972 F.3d 1007 (8th Cir. 2020) (examining when a right is clearly established for qualified immunity analysis). Moore, 514 F.3d at 760. … Andrews, 972 F.3d 1007 (8th Cir. 2020) (examining when a right is clearly established for qualified immunity analysis).
Cited 0 timesUnknown355 F.3d 1028 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 21, 2004
Similarly, Manning is able to meet the second prong of the qualified immunity test: his constitutional due process right was “clearly established” at the time he asserts it was violated. … established at that time, Agents Buchan and Miller cannot prevail on their qualified immunity claim.
Cited 32 timesPublishedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Aug 27, 2025
immunity because releasing the Investigative Report did not violate clearly established law. … A qualified immunity analysis considers whether: “(1) . . . the official violated a statutory right or constitutional right, and (2) . . . the right was ‘clearly established’ at the time of the challenged conduct.”
Cited 0 timesUnpublished436 F.3d 997 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Jan 30, 2006
(internal marks omitted). 16 Qualified immunity protects public officials from personal liability under § 1983 when "their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable … The court held that the legislators, who were not the decisionmakers, were entitled to qualified immunity because there was no clearly established federal right for an individual "to prevent legislators from exercising their
Cited 30 timesPublishedDistrict Court, E.D. New York · Feb 11, 2025
Qualified Immunity Government actors may invoke qualified immunity to shield themselves from liability for civil damages “‘when [their] conduct does not violate clearly … Qualified Immunity Police Defendants then assert qualified immunity for Plaintiff’s excessive force claim because they contend that there is no “clearly established law
Cited 0 timesUnknownWatkins v. City of St. Louis, Missouri
District Court, E.D. Missouri · Sep 28, 2022
The Individual Defendants argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity. “Qualified immunity shields government officials from liability in a § 1983 action unless their Burnikel v. … to qualified immunity.
Cited 0 timesUnknown734 F. Supp. 2d 1237 · District Court, M.D. Alabama · Aug 24, 2010
Clearly Established Having found sufficient evidence of excessive force on the part of Officer Schulmerich, the court addresses the second prong of the qualified immunity inquiry concerning whether the constitutional right … was clearly established at the time of the tasing.
Cited 17 timesPublishedNathaniel Brent v. Wayne Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs.
555 F. App'x 519 · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Feb 6, 2014
Alternatively, they contend that the rights that the district court identified were not clearly established and, therefore, qualified immunity shields them. … But on a claim of qualified immunity, “[t]he plaintiff has the burden of establishing that the law was clearly established at the time of the challenged conduct.” Andrews v.
Cited 3 timesUnpublishedDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · Sep 20, 2022
Qualified Immunity Although qualified immunity is expansive, a government official “who performs an act clearly established to be beyond the scope of his discretionary authority … However, “in considering whether constitutional rights were clearly established for qualified-immunity purposes, we view the issue from ‘the layman’s perspective.’” Bland v.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · Dec 22, 2025
Qualified immunity shields government officials performing discretionary acts from civil liability so long as their conduct “does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable … Therefore, the Court need not assess the “clearly established” prong of the qualified immunity analysis. See Ely.
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