Case law

Drennon v. Blades

District Court, D. Idaho · Dec 26, 2019

The doctrine of qualified immunity protects state officials from personal liability for on-the-job conduct so long as the conduct is objectively reasonable and does not violate an inmate’s clearly-established federal … ”; and (2) whether that right was clearly established.

Petzak v. Nevada Ex Rel. Department of Corrections

579 F. Supp. 2d 1330 · District Court, D. Nevada · Sep 23, 2008

Dobel’s motion (# 18) for summary judgment raises only the issue of qualified immunity. A. Qualified Immunity and Money Damages Qualified immunity is a valid defense for a public official in an action for damages. … right in question was clearly established in the specific context of the case.

Walker v. Corizon Health

947 F.3d 1244 · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Jan 14, 2020

This court may choose to address either of the two qualified-immunity requirements first because, if “the plaintiff fails to establish either prong of the two-pronged qualified immunity standard, the defendant prevails on … immunity, the complaint must allege specific facts showing each defendant violated the defendant’s clearly established constitutional rights).

Jain v. Bd. Of Educ. Of Butler School Dist. 53

366 F. Supp. 3d 1014 · District Court, E.D. Illinois · Mar 12, 2019

. 5 In general, qualified immunity shields public officials from liability for civil damages " 'insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person … of qualified immunity. 6 C.

Daily Services, LLC v. Tracy Valentino

756 F.3d 893 · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Jun 26, 2014

Qualified Immunity’s Clearly Established Law and Parratt Our qualified immunity analysis first addresses the sole basis for the district court’s decision: whether Daily Services’ claimed constitutional right was “clearly … The applicability of Parratt , then, is irrelevant to the clearly established prong of the qualified immunity analysis.

Ruffins v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

701 F. Supp. 2d 385 · District Court, E.D. New York · Mar 31, 2010

“clearly established federal law” for the purposes of qualified immunity. … At the time the Second Circuit had Earley before it for consideration, the relevant law may have been clearly established for the purposes of AEDPA and not clearly established for the purposes of qualified immunity.

Holcomb v. McCraw

262 F. Supp. 3d 437 · District Court, W.D. Texas · Jun 27, 2017

Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity shields “government officials performing discretionary functions” from civil liability for claims under federal law “insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory … Even if an official’s conduct violates a clearly established right, the official is “nonetheless entitled to qualified immunity if his conduct was objectively reasonable.” Wallace v.

Harvey v. Nichols

260 Ga. App. 187 · Court of Appeals of Georgia · Feb 27, 2003

The doctrine of official immunity, also known as qualified immunity, offers public officers and employees limited protection from suit in their personal capacity. … Qualified immunity protects individual public agents from personal liability for discretionary actions taken within the scope of their official authority, and done without wilfulness, malice, or corruption.

Linton v. Zorn

135 F.4th 19 · Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Apr 24, 2025

Linton contends “that Amnesty America clearly established law for qualified immunity purposes.” Appellant Br. at 30 n.8. … Town of West Hartford clearly established a right for qualified immunity purposes, consistent with our holding in Edrei v.

Livant v. Clifton

334 F. Supp. 2d 321 · District Court, E.D. New York · Sep 7, 2004

Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity is a three step analysis. Wilson v. Layne, 526 U.S. 603, 609 , 119 S.Ct. 1692 , 143 L.Ed.2d 818 (1999). … Then, [the Court] consider[s] if the violated right was clearly established at the time of the conduct. Finally, if plaintiff had a clearly established, constitutionally protected right that was violated ...

Robert Reese, Jr. v. County of Sacramento

888 F.3d 1030 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Apr 23, 2018

Rose’s entitlement to qualified immunity therefore turns on whether Reese’s right was clearly established at the time of the incident in 2011. … Ct. at 310 (quotation marks omitted).1 Absent a showing by Reese that the right was clearly established at the time, Rose is entitled to qualified immunity on the Fourth Amendment excessive force claim.

The West Virginia State Police, Department of Military Affairs v. J.H., a Minor, by and through His Parent and Next Friend, L.D.

West Virginia Supreme Court · Mar 26, 2021

it violated a clearly established law or right in performing its discretionary functions. … Next, we must move forward in the qualified immunity analysis and determine whether J.H. has alleged that the acts of the Trooper Defendants were in violation of clearly established statutory or constitutional rights or

Shelly Ioane v. Jean Noll

903 F.3d 929 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Sep 10, 2018

Clearly Established The second part of the qualified immunity test requires us to determine whether, at the time of Agent Noll’s actions in June 2006, the law was clearly established. … But the existence of a constitutional violation alone is insufficient to deny qualified immunity—we must find that the right at issue was “clearly established.”

Trujillo v. City of Hobbs

District Court, D. New Mexico · Jan 14, 2020

In response, Trujillo contends Defendants frame the “clearly-established prong of the qualified immunity standard” using “self-serving” evidence and testimony provided by Officer Hopper, ignoring the legal mandate that … Under Garner and its progeny, the Court finds Trujillo has satisfied the second prong of the qualified immunity analysis: it was clearly established that a police officer may not shoot an unarmed man standing more than

Rodriguez v. Tisch

688 F. Supp. 1530 · District Court, S.D. Florida · Jul 19, 1988

Under the doctrine of qualified immunity, “government officials performing discretionary functions generally are shielded from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory … “Unless the plaintiff's allegations state a claim of violation of a clearly established law, a defendant pleading qualified immunity is entitled to dismissal before the commencement of discovery.” Mitchell v.

Jim Nahas v. Polk County, Iowa

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 9, 2023

The “clearly established” standard is thus inherently backward-looking. … Further, whether the law was clearly established is inextricably intertwined with the new qualified immunity defense and only relevant to this case to the extent the new qualified immunity defense is operative in this

Tuchman v. State

89 Conn. App. 745 · Connecticut Appellate Court · Jun 24, 2005

The plaintiffs claim that the court improperly concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to entertain the action on the basis of the doctrines of sovereign immunity, qualified immunity and statutory immunity. … “Qualified immunity shields government officials performing discretionary functions from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which

Tammy D. Scarbrough, Carol C. Davis v. Bryant Myles, Jr., Chuck Hall

245 F.3d 1299 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Mar 29, 2001

Because Hall had arguable probable cause to arrest Scarbrough and Davis, he violated no clearly established law and is entitled to qualified immunity. 9 *1304 The district judge denied immunity to Myles, who was not involved … In addressing discretionary-function immunity and qualified immunity, our court has stated that "[ujnder both Alabama law and federal law, the core issue is whether a defendant violated clearly established law.”

Clark v. Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government

District Court, W.D. Kentucky · Jan 4, 2024

“Qualified immunity protects public officials from civil liability for damages when their conduct does not violate the plaintiff’s ‘clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of 8 Plaintiffs also move to exclude … Mills, 869 F.3d at 486 (noting the right to be clearly established as of 1992); Moldowan, 578 F.3d at 382 (recognizing that the right was clearly established in 1990); cf.

Marvin Mead v. Charles Palmer

794 F.3d 932 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Jul 24, 2015

In determining whether the defendants should receive qualified immunity, this court evaluates *936 (1) whether the facts alleged, construed in the light most favorable to [Mead], establish a violation of a constitutional … The district court denied qualified immunity to the nurse practitioners. Id.