Case law

Williams v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville

341 F.3d 1261 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Aug 14, 2003

DISCUSSION 12 “Qualified immunity offers complete protection for government officials sued in their individual capacities if their conduct ‘does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which … of his actions was “clearly established.”

Tatro v. Kervin

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · Dec 1, 1994

Ct. at 536 (qualified immunity shields police ______ officers from suit if "'a reasonable officer could have believed [plaintiff's arrest] to be lawful, in light of clearly established law and the information the [arresting … The police _____ _______ officers did not raise a qualified immunity defense and both parties agree that, given the facts of the case, no qualified immunity issue exists.

Kargbo v. Brown, et al.

2013 DNH 170 · District Court, D. New Hampshire · Dec 13, 2013

Nor can it conclude that they are entitled to the protections afforded by qualified immunity. … Aug. 5 , 2008) (noting that the malicious and sadistic use of force is always violative of clearly established law, so qualified immunity is rarely available when the parties genuinely dispute whether such force was applied

Frances A. Warner v. John A. Graham, Duainne S. Bourcy, Wayne J. Anderson and Weldee Baetsch

845 F.2d 179 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Apr 27, 1988

The court then denied the supervisors’ motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity concluding that Warner’s right to use peyote was clearly established at the time of her termination and that the supervisors should … Even if we were to conclude that Warner had a clearly established constitutional right to use peyote, it is insufficient for immunity purposes to determine only if a “clearly established” constitutional right exists.

Daniel J. Peterson, D/B/A Chiarello Investments, D/B/A Home Equity lending.com v. County Line, Inc. James Houchins and Greg A. Weithoner

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin) · Aug 7, 2008

He asserted that Hayes-Pupko had to overcome his assertion of qualified immunity by proving that he (1) violated her clearly established rights and (2) acted unreasonably or in bad faith in doing so. … Discussion “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

Robinson v. Bibb

840 F.2d 349 · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Feb 26, 1988

The question in this case is when does a judicial decision operate to strip a public official of good faith immunity by becoming “clearly established” law. … A police officer’s immunity is qualified, not absolute.

Rosa Cuevas v. City of Tulare

107 F.4th 894 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Jul 10, 2024

III Qualified immunity protects government officials from liability under § 1983 “unless (1) they violated a federal statutory or constitutional right, and (2) the unlawfulness of their conduct was clearly established … Accordingly, the officers are entitled to qualified immunity. AFFIRMED.

Paige Ray-Cluney v. Charles Palmer

906 F.3d 540 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Oct 9, 2018

“The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials ‘from liability for civil damages insofar as their con- duct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitu- tional rights of which a reasonable … Under the clearly established prong, “the burden is on plaintiffs to demonstrate the alleged violation of their [consti- tutional] right[s] was ‘clearly established.’” Id.

Kokesh v. Curlee

14 F.4th 382 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Sep 21, 2021

This is true “even when . . . a court decides only the clearly-established prong of the [qualified immunity] standard.” Tolan v. Cotton, 572 U.S. 650, 657 (2014). … B Turning to qualified immunity’s second inquiry—whether a constitutional right was clearly established—we did more in Turner than simply declare that the right to record police exists.

Solomon v. Auburn Hills Police

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Nov 10, 2004

Kiefer, 310 F.3d 937, 944 (6th Cir. 2002) (recognizing that “right to be free from ‘excessively forceful handcuffing’ is a clearly established right for qualified immunity purposes”); Turek v. … Constitutional Right Clearly Established Once a potential violation of a plaintiff’s constitutional right has been established, we next decide whether that right was clearly established.

Mitchell v. Miller

790 F.3d 73 · Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · Jun 15, 2015

Clearly Established Mitchell has the burden of demonstrating that as of April 10, 2011, the time of the alleged violation, the law was clearly established such that a reasonable officer in Miller's shoes would … The Supreme Court "express[ed] no view as to the correctness of the Court of Appeals' decision on the constitutional question," but held that the right was not clearly established, and Brosseau was entitled to qualified

George R. Arnott, Sr. v. John Mataya, Greg Connolly

995 F.2d 121 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · May 28, 1993

The test for qualified immunity is “whether a reasonable officer could have believed [the arrest] to be lawful, in light of clearly established law and the information the [arresting] officers possessed.” Anderson v. … (undisputed facts established that Secret Service agents were entitled to qualified immunity). This does not mean, however, that courts may always decide questions of qualified immunity on summary judgment.

Ash-har Quraishi v. Deputy Michael Anderson

986 F.3d 831 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Jan 28, 2021

Qualified immunity shields Anderson from civil damages liability if his conduct does not violate “clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” See Harlow v. … Anderson insists that the law was not clearly established at the time of his alleged misconduct.

Wrench Transportation Systems, Inc. v. Bradley

340 F. App'x 812 · Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · Jul 28, 2009

Because we find that Malone's claim does not establish the deprivation of a Constitutional right, we need not determine whether Kennedy and McMahon are entitled to qualified immunity. See Pearson v. … . -, 129 S.Ct. 808, 815-18 , 172 L.Ed.2d 565 (2009) (upholding the two prongs of qualified immunity analysis — that a plaintiff must show a “violation of a constitutional right” and that the right was "clearly established

Courtney MacKintrush v. Dustin Hodge

987 F.3d 767 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Feb 5, 2021

“A defendant denied summary judgment based on qualified immunity may appeal the purely legal issue of whether the facts alleged support a claim of violation of clearly established law.” Mallak v. … “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. Emmons, 139 S.

Rohrbough v. Hall

586 F.3d 582 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Nov 9, 2009

After careful consideration, we conclude that the constitutional right involved in this case was clearly established at the time of the alleged violation. … In other words, although “[t]he right to be free from excessive force is a clearly established right,” Guite v.

Russo v. City of Cincinnati

953 F.2d 1036 · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Jan 15, 1992

In response, all three officers assert qualified immunity. Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547 , 87 S.Ct. 1213 , 18 L.Ed.2d 288 (1967), established that police officers enjoy qualified immunity from suits brought under § 1983. … overcome a qualified immunity claim.

Vasquez v. Maloney

990 F.3d 232 · Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Mar 4, 2021

immunity because clearly established law prohibits detaining and frisking a person without a warrant, probable cause, or reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. … 2) that the right was clearly established at the time of the challenged conduct.”

Word of Faith Fellowship, Inc. v. Rutherford County Department of Social Services

329 F. Supp. 2d 675 · District Court, W.D. North Carolina · Jun 10, 2004

The alleged threats and harassment clearly constitute injuries to Plaintiffs. Therefore, Plaintiffs have properly alleged a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 (3). D. Qualified immunity. … toward constitutional rights, those rights must be clearly established.

Lincoln v. Maketa

880 F.3d 533 · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Jan 17, 2018

Qualified Immunity The doctrine of qualified immunity protects officials from civil liability as long as they do not “‘violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would … City of Albuquerque, 813 F.3d 912, 929 n.9 (10th Cir. 2015) (“A circuit split will not satisfy the clearly established prong of qualified immunity.”).