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District Court, W.D. Missouri · Sep 7, 2021
Qualified Immunity Government officials are entitled to qualified immunity in a § 1983 claim unless the official’s conduct violated a clearly established constitutional or statutory right … Deputy Childers is entitled to qualified immunity on this initial entry and seizure claim because his conduct was objectively reasonable and did not violate clearly established law.
Cited 0 timesUnknownReynolds v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
District Court, N.D. California · Nov 12, 2019
clearly established statutory or constitutional rights 1 The doctrine of qualified immunity attempts to balance two important and sometimes competing 2 interests: “the need to hold public officials accountable when … 14 spores—was not clearly established at the time”); Horton v.
Cited 0 timesUnknownMark Crawford v. Donavin Geiger
656 F. App'x 190 · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Aug 11, 2016
Legal Standards: Qualified Immunity and the Fourth Amendment “The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials ‘from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly … immunity analysis, “[t]he dispositive question is whether the violative nature of particular conduct is clearly established.”
Cited 22 timesUnpublished5 F.3d 1141 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Sep 28, 1993
Briggs, 475 U.S. 335, 342 , 106 S.Ct. 1092, 1097 , 89 L.Ed.2d 271 (1986), the Court held that the function of seeking an arrest warrant is subject only to qualified immunity, not absolute immunity. … and enjoys only qualified immunity, just as the police officer was held to have in Malley .
Cited 221 timesPublishedVaseleros-Stevenson v. Calvert County, Maryland
District Court, D. Maryland · Feb 17, 2021
Plaintiff frequently viisconstrues the “clearly established” prong of the analysis. … He is clearly entitled to qualified immunity. Plaintiffs § 1983 claim asserted against him is therefore DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. B.
Cited 0 timesUnknownOladeinde v. Birmingham, City of
230 F.3d 1275 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Oct 16, 2000
Applicability of Qualified Immunity for First Amendment Claims Chief Deutsch and Captain Walker contend that they are entitled to qualified immunity because they did not violate clearly established law. … "Government officials performing discretionary functions are entitled to qualified immunity 'insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person
Cited 88 timesPublishedDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · Sep 22, 2025
Qualified immunity Lastly, Sgt. … Haskell and Officer Sanders argue they are entitled to qualified immunity because their actions did not violate any clearly established law. ECF 103 at 7-9.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · Sep 13, 2022
Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity protects public officials from liability “insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional … clearly established law.”
Cited 0 timesUnknownBurke v. Vision Government Solutions, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut · Jan 15, 2020
“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 … the clearly established law.”
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · Jun 16, 2025
The Fifth Circuit held that the child protective workers were entitled to qualified immunity because the right to family integrity was not clearly established under those facts. … entitled to qualified immunity.
Cited 0 timesUnknown942 F.2d 257 · Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Aug 9, 1991
A. 12 The basic purposes of qualified immunity bear repeating. … This objective test involves an inquiry into whether a government official has violated "clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known." Harlow v.
Cited 83 timesPublishedThunderhawk v. Morton, County of, North Dakota
District Court, D. North Dakota · Nov 6, 2023
established prong of qualified immunity under the circumstances of this case. … Plaintiffs have failed to provide a factually similar case sufficient to support the clearly established prong of the qualified immunity analysis.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · Mar 31, 2026
“Qualified immunity attaches when an official’s conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” City of Escondido v. … Moreover, in the First Amendment context, the Second Circuit has recognized that qualified immunity is not available where (1) “specific intent of a defendant is an element of plaintiff’s claim under clearly established
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · Aug 19, 2025
Qualified immunity protects government officials from liability for damages “insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person [in their positions … State Univ., 495 F.3d 591, 594 (8th Cir. 2007) (“Although the defendant bears the burden of proof for this affirmative defense [of qualified immunity], the plaintiff must demonstrate that the law was clearly established
Cited 0 timesUnknown523 F.3d 1147 · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Apr 18, 2008
On appeal, defendants argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity on both counts because Fogarty’s evidence falls short of establishing a deprivation of a clearly established constitutional right. … they violated was clearly established.
Overruled on other grounds by Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223 (2009)Cited 795 timesPublishedWhitaker v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services
849 F.3d 681 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Feb 27, 2017
We agree with the district court that Whita- ker failed to establish that she was an “otherwise qualified” employee, as required by the Rehabilitation Act, and we af- firm the grant of summary judgment. I. … Since Whitaker failed to establish that she was an “other- wise qualified” employee, we need not address whether she properly requested an accommodation, or whether her ac- commodation request was reasonable.
Cited 52 timesPublished541 U.S. 1019 · Supreme Court of the United States · Apr 26, 2004
immunity. … The Court of Appeals concluded that Bunting is entitled to qualified immunity, id., at 376, and respondents have not challenged that ruling.
Cited 47 timesPublished327 F. Supp. 3d 1079 · District Court, M.D. Tennessee · Aug 29, 2018
Greene , 250 F.3d 471 , 480 (6th Cir. 2001) ("Circuit precedent clearly establishes that *1087 the affiant need only specify that the confidential informant has given accurate information in the past to qualify as reliable … While the address above the judge's signature was wrong, that was clearly the result of Agent Brandon Gooch cutting and pasting from an earlier warrant.
Cited 0 timesPublished310 F.3d 989 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Nov 13, 2002
Qualified Immunity 7 The plaintiffs contend that the district court erred in dismissing the claims against Officer Muldrow and Chief Lymore based on qualified immunity. … The plaintiffs bear the burden of establishing the existence of a clearly established constitutional right. See Rakovich v.
Cited 41 timesPublishedOxley v. Contra Costa County Sheriff Department
District Court, N.D. California · Jan 31, 2025
Hughes, 584 U.S. 100, 105 16 (2018) (finding officer entitled to qualified immunity against an excessive force claim 17 because there was no clearly established law by which any competent officer would have 18 known … Defendants assert that 17 Defendant Jones is entitled to qualified immunity based on the undisputed facts and the 18 absence of any controlling authority clearly establishing that his conduct was unlawful. 19 Id
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