Case law

Pinson v. United States Department of Justice

246 F. Supp. 3d 211 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 30, 2017

Qualified Immunity The DOJ asserts, cursorily, that Dignam and Samuels are shielded from liability by qualified immunity.12 MTD at 8–9. … As discussed below, the Count concludes that Pinson had a clearly established right. The qualified immunity defense thus turns on whether there was a violation of that right.

Mettler Ex Rel. Burnett v. Nellis

280 Wis. 2d 753 · Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2005

We conclude that O'Connor's affidavit is sufficient to qualify her to give her opinions. … containing those opinions should be considered at summary judgment. 5 Nellis does not argue that expert opinion is inappropriate, only that O'Connor's affidavit is insufficient. 6 Nellis argues that O'Connor's affidavit does not establish

Cline v. Union County, Iowa

182 F. Supp. 2d 791 · District Court, S.D. Iowa · Oct 30, 2001

elements essential to his claims, Defendants are immune from liability under Iowa Code § 760.4 (3) (2001), Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity under section 1983, and Cline has not established his section 1983 … Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity protects government officials from suit when their conduct does not “violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.”

Lyde v. New York City

145 F. Supp. 2d 350 · District Court, S.D. New York · May 30, 2001

The general rule is that “ ‘doctrine of qualified immunity shields public officials performing discretionary functions from civil liability insofar as their *354 conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional … “Even where the law is ‘clearly established’ and the scope of an official’s permissible conduct is ‘clearly defined,’ the qualified immunity defense also protects an official if it was ‘objectively reasonable’ for him at

Bradford v. County of Oakland

District Court, E.D. Michigan · Oct 9, 2020

B “Qualified immunity shields officials from civil liability so long as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable … Rather, an officer is entitled to qualified immunity under § 1983 if he or she could reasonably (even if erroneously) have believed that the arrest was lawful, in light of clearly established law and the information possessed

Michael Romano v. Ivan Canuteson

11 F.3d 1140 · Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Dec 17, 1993

The doctrine of qualified immunity recently has been discussed on a number of occasions by this Court. The following excerpt from Zinker v. … qualified immunity.

Moore v. Tri-City Hospital Authority

696 F. Supp. 1496 · District Court, N.D. Georgia · Jun 27, 1988

Gable, 823 F.2d 723, 733 (3d Cir.1987) (qualified immunity defense rejected in patronage dismissal of a policeman because “as of 1982 the law was ‘clearly established’ that a public employee could not be demoted in retaliation … Qualified Immunity (6) Whether defendants are entitled to qualified immunity in their individual capacities on either of plaintiff’s claims?

Thompson v. City of Clio

765 F. Supp. 1066 · District Court, M.D. Alabama · May 2, 1991

Qualified Immunity a. … were clearly established in April and May of 1990.

Tryon v. Town of North Branford

58 Conn. App. 702 · Connecticut Appellate Court · Jul 11, 2000

The doctrine that determines the tort liability of municipal employees is well established. “ ‘Although municipalities are generally immune from liability in tort, municipal employees historically were personally liable for … Andrews, supra, 211 Conn. 507 -508, in which our Supreme Court discussed the identifiable person-imminent harm exception to the general rule of qualified governmental immunity.

Tickle v. Ballay

259 So. 3d 435 · Louisiana Court of Appeal · Nov 14, 2018

In this regard, when "a prosecutor 'functions as an administrator rather than as an officer of the court' he is entitled only to qualified immunity." … As such, they clearly fall within the realm of prosecutorial immunity for activities intimately associated with the judicial phase of the criminal process. Mr.

Romero v. City of Miami

8 F. Supp. 3d 1321 · District Court, N.D. Oklahoma · Mar 20, 2014

Qualified Immunity as to Defendant Anderson The Individual Defendants argue that City Attorney Anderson is entitled to qualified immunity. … Instead, they argue that Anderson is entitled to qualified immunity because there is no clearly established law which prohibits a city attorney from providing advice to a municipality regarding the legality of a random drug

Brown v. Head

228 F. Supp. 2d 1324 · District Court, M.D. Alabama · Oct 30, 2002

Pelzer, — U.S. -, 122 S.Ct. 2508 , 153 L.Ed.2d 666 (2002), the Supreme Court recently modified the Eleventh Circuit’s qualified immunity standard with respect to what constitutes a “clearly established” right. … Indeed, Eleventh Circuit courts have repeatedly held that this legal tenant is “clearly established” for purposes of addressing qualified immunity claims by public officials. E.g., Id.; Herren v.

Dohner v. Neff

240 F. Supp. 2d 692 · District Court, N.D. Ohio · Dec 11, 2002

Qualified Immunity In Harlow v. … Qualified Immunity for Neff To find a clearly established constitutional right, a district court must find binding precedent from the Supreme Court, its court of appeals, or itself. Ohio Civil Serv. Employees Ass’n. v.

Rigdon v. Georgia Board of Regents

594 F. Supp. 2d 1312 · District Court, S.D. Georgia · Dec 17, 2008

This Court held in its August 4, 2008 Order, 2008 WL 2986389 , that there is no question of law as to whether the following rights were clearly established: (1) the right not to be terminated from employment at a public uni-versify … established law.

Knisley v. Pike County Joint Vocational School District

604 F.3d 977 · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · May 14, 2010

The defendants may still be entitled to qualified immunity if their actions did *982 not “violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” Harlow v. … Our Circuit’s clearly established ease law on this issue put the school and its employees on notice that this search was unconstitutional, so defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity protection.

Kenneth W. Martin v. John P. Malhoyt, John Doe(s) Shirley Ann Stevens v. David H. Stover, John Doe

830 F.2d 237 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Nov 24, 1987

The district court recited the Harlow standard: qualified immunity shields government officials as long as “their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person … action is a violation) violates a clearly established right.

McCoy v. City of Columbia

929 F. Supp. 2d 541 · District Court, D. South Carolina · Mar 11, 2013

On appeal, the officers argued that, under Reichle , the passenger’s First Amendment rights were not clearly established and they were entitled to qualified immunity. Id. at 391-92. … In the second prong of the qualified immunity analysis, the court asks whether the right at issue was clearly established at the time of McCoy’s arrest. See Pear *562 son, 555 U.S. at 232 , 129 S.Ct. 808 .

Johnson v. Outboard Marine Corp.

172 F.3d 531 · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Mar 24, 1999

The court similarly found that the private defendants were also entitled to qualified immunity and dismissed them from the suit. Rumery and Johnson appeal, contesting the court's findings of qualified immunity. II. … We find the issue of qualified immunity is misplaced for two reasons.

Karen Kelly Austin, Individually and as Natural Tutrix of Minors, Renee Chevelle Henry and Raenell Lynn Henry v. Ronald Borel and Janenne Trahan

830 F.2d 1356 · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Dec 21, 1987

Qualified immunity shields only that conduct not violative of clearly established constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known. 14 Absolute immunity, in contrast, precludes any action for damages, so … established law, a defendant pleading qualified immunity is entitled to dismissal before the commencement of discovery.

Danny M. Bennett v. Dennis Lee Hendrix

423 F.3d 1247 · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Sep 9, 2005

DISCUSSION Our procedure in assessing qualified immunity is well-established. … Clearly Established Law The final step in the qualified immunity inquiry is determining whether the law was clearly established so as to put the defendants on notice that their behavior violated the plaintiffs’