Case law

J.E. ex rel. Edwards v. Center Moriches Union Free School District

898 F. Supp. 2d 516 · District Court, E.D. New York · Sep 22, 2012

Defendants Qualified Immunity Defense Defendants argue that the individual defendants are all protected by the qualified immunity defense. … “The qualified immunity doctrine shields governmental officials performing discretionary functions from liability for *559 civil damages ‘insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional

Doxtator v. O'Brien

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · May 19, 2021

Haugen, 543 U.S. 194, 198 (2004); accord Sheehan, 575 U.S. at 613 (“Qualified immunity is no immunity at all if ‘clearly established’ law can simply be defined as the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures … Because no clearly established law supports the claim against Lt. Zeigle, he is entitled to qualified immunity. G.

Fleury v. Polk County Sheriff's Office

District Court, E.D. Michigan · Nov 26, 2024

that right was clearly established at the time of the defendant’s alleged misconduct.” … Pauly, 580 U.S. 73, 79 (2017) (reiterating that “the clearly established law must be ‘particularized’ to the facts of the case” to overcome qualified immunity (quoting Anderson v.

Gatlin

District Court, E.D. Missouri · Oct 15, 2025

“The doctrine of 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 … was ‘clearly established.’”

Fischbach & Moore, Inc. v. United States

470 U.S. 1029 · Supreme Court of the United States · Mar 4, 1985

Donovan v. Bel-Loc Diner, Inc.

780 F.2d 1113 · Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Dec 18, 1985

The evidence as a whole clearly suffices to establish the existence of a pattern or practice, at least as a “just and reasonable inference.” … While, again, there was some evidence tending to show that some employees may not have been victims of the general pattern that was established prima facie, it clearly did not constitute the sort of evidence of precise work

Guthrie v. Wetzel

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · Jan 12, 2022

The doctrine of qualified immunity provides that government officials performing “discretionary functions,” are shielded from suit if their conduct did not violate a “clearly established statutory or constitutional right … if so, 2) whether those rights were “clearly established” at the time of the incident.

Lynne Meredith Gayle Bybee Jenifer Meredith Bernadette Keller Carla Figaro, the People of California, Ex Rel. v. Andrew Erath

342 F.3d 1057 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Sep 8, 2003

Before today, however, it had not been clearly established that this conduct would violate Bybee’s constitutional rights. Therefore, as to this portion of Bybee’s claim, Agent Erath is entitled to qualified immunity. … A right is clearly established if a reasonable agent would have understood *1061 that what he was doing violated that right. Id.

Ford v. Reynolds

316 F.3d 351 · Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Jan 17, 2003

The appellees contend that they are entitled to-qualified immunity. … These claims for equitable relief cannot be barred by qualified immunity, so even’ if, on remand, the district court finds that the defendants are each entitled to qualified immunity, it will still need to address the plaintiffs

Arnold B. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EDWARD APFFELS COFFEE COMPANY, Bill Berry and J.C. Hill, Defendants-Appellees

792 F.2d 1482 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Jul 1, 1986

Williams is clearly within a protected group and has suffered an adverse employ *1488 ment decision. … Williams has also clearly suffered a loss of earnings as a result of not being hired for the permanent position.

Dawn Case v. Kitsap County Sheriff's Department

249 F.3d 921 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · May 9, 2001

In determining whether the deputies are entitled to qualified immunity, we must ask two questions: (1) Was the law governing the officer's conduct clearly established? … Where, as here, the law is clearly established and officers cannot claim to have been reasonable in failing to comply, qualified immunity cannot be granted.

Palafox

District Court, D. Arizona · Mar 26, 2026

Qualified Immunity 22 A defendant in a § 1983 action is entitled to qualified immunity from damages for 23 civil liability if his conduct does not violate clearly established … The “qualified immunity 3 inquiry” asks if the right was clearly established at the relevant time.

Bailey v. Beale

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Jun 12, 2025

Instead, it erroneously insists that Officer Beale must show a lack of clearly established law, and that the district court did not need to resolve the clearly-established-law prong of qualified immunity to deny summary … established, Officer Beale is entitled to qualified immunity on the unlawful entry claim.

Capogrosso v. Gelbstein

District Court, E.D. New York · Sep 25, 2019

Eighth, Judge Bloom recommended that the Court deny the motion to dismiss on qualified immunity grounds because the State Defendants “fail to articulate the ‘clearly established right’ upon which they base their qualified … Qualified Immunity “Qualified immunity protects officers from suit so long as ‘their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which

Deaullandy Coleman v. Sergeant Jones

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Jun 17, 2022

Nevertheless, the court went on to grant summary judgment to the defendant prison officials on qualified immunity grounds, holding that they had violated no “clearly established” right. … See, e.g., Wall, 741 F.3d at 502 (explaining that right to religious dietary accommodations in prison is “clearly established” for qualified immunity purposes); Lovelace v.

Urena v. Shaw

District Court, S.D. New York · Sep 10, 2024

the right at issue was clearly established when it was allegedly violated.” … - established step of a court’s] qualified immunity analysis.”

Alejandro Hernandez v. The City of El Paso

397 F. App'x 954 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Oct 20, 2010

Because we conclude that Defendants’ actions did not violate Plaintiff’s clearly established constitutional rights, we reverse the denial of their motion for qualified immunity, and remand to the district court for entry … such activity violates clearly established constitutional rights.”

(PC) Shepard v. Borum

District Court, E.D. California · Jul 13, 2021

No. 67 23 at 24). 24 Qualified immunity shields government officials from money damages unless their 25 conduct violated “clearly established statutory … Rowland, 65 F.3d 802, 806 & n.4 (9th Cir. 1995) (“The 20 prohibition against retaliatory punishment [for filing prison grievances] is ‘clearly established 21 law’ in the Ninth Circuit, for qualified immunity purposes.

Blaylock v. City of Philadelphia

504 F.3d 405 · Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · Oct 1, 2007

a violation of a clearly established constitutional right.”) … According ly, the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity here “if a reasonable officer could have believed that probable cause existed” to arrest Andre Blaylock “in light of clearly established law and the information

Darnell Dukes v. v. Lizaola

486 F. App'x 642 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Oct 16, 2012

The district court properly granted summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity on Dukes’s pepper spray decontamination claim because it would not have been clear to reasonable prison officials in defendants’ position … Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 231 (2009) (an official is entitled to qualified immunity if the “conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known” (citation