Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment in a prisoner's civil rights action. The court held that the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies and did not demonstrate that such remedies were effectively unavailable.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of summary judgment for police officers who assisted a private party in evicting a caregiver from a condominium, finding a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether the officers' actions constituted an unreasonable seizure under the Fourth Amendment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Toccara Puller against Judge Fiore. The court ruled that the appeal was dismissed because the notice of appeal was not filed within the required thirty-day window.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to police officers and the city in a civil rights suit alleging excessive force during an arrest, ruling that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed in part and affirmed in part an appeal challenging a magistrate judge's denial of qualified immunity to a police officer. The court held it lacked jurisdiction to review arguments turning on factual disputes but affirmed the denial of immunity on purely legal grounds.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment in a civil rights action. The appellate panel found no reversible error in the lower court's decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a civil rights complaint filed by a pro se appellant. The appellate court found that the appellant failed to demonstrate any reversible error in his informal brief.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for police and municipal defendants in a civil rights suit brought by a man who brandished a handgun during an altercation with golfers. The court held that probable cause existed for the arrest and that no constitutional violation occurred regarding the arrest or the subsequent media coverage.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a prisoner's civil rights action alleging claims arising during pretrial detention. The appellate panel concluded that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend the complaint because such amendment would have been futile.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order staying a federal civil rights action pending state criminal proceedings. The panel held that the federal court must abstain under the Younger doctrine because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a valid exception.