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Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a parent's civil rights claims against a school district. The court held that the plaintiff forfeited challenges to the district court's rulings by failing to adequately brief specific legal elements on appeal.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for jail officials in a civil rights suit alleging deliberate indifference to a pretrial detainee's suicide. The court held that the officers lacked subjective knowledge of a strong likelihood that the detainee would take his own life.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for relief from judgment filed by a California attorney. The panel held that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting the claim that a recent Supreme Court decision warranted vacatur.
The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court order denying qualified immunity to two prison officers accused of excessive force. The court held that the plaintiff failed to show the officers violated clearly established law given the specific facts of the incident.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man convicted of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass after refusing to wear a mask in a Salvation Army store. The court held that the private store employees did not act under color of state law and that the judge and prosecutor involved in the state proceedings were protected by absolute immunity.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint alleging municipal code enforcement misconduct. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to state plausible claims under federal statutes and that the complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the Town of Sunset Beach in a civil rights suit alleging municipal liability for a police officer's sexual assault. The court held that the town lacked notice of a pattern of similar constitutional violations necessary to establish deliberate indifference.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment to dam operators in a Fifth Amendment takings claim. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to provide sufficient evidence of causation to prove the dam's operation caused the flooding.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment dismissal of a pretrial detainee's constitutional claims regarding medical care and conditions of confinement. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present specific, admissible evidence creating a genuine dispute of material fact regarding objectively unreasonable treatment.
The Eighth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity for one deputy while affirming the lower court's ruling on other officers involved in a jail custody incident. The court found that the use of a taser on a resisting detainee was justified, but the use of pepper spray and other force against non-resisting individuals violated clearly established law.