Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed a prisoner's Section 1983 appeal as frivolous after he failed to meaningfully challenge the district court's reasons for dismissal. The court said Section 1983 was not a proper vehicle for attacking his state convictions and sentence.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal without prejudice of a pro se amended complaint as a shotgun pleading. The court also denied a motion to supplement the record and for judicial notice of an F.B.I. response letter.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's complaint alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Eighth Amendment. The court held that the plaintiff failed to adequately allege deliberate indifference required to hold government entities liable for disability discrimination.
The Fifth Circuit denied a Texas prisoner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal in a Section 1983 medical-care case. The court held that his appeal was frivolous because his briefing did not challenge the district court's reasons for dismissal.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal based on res judicata. The court held that the plaintiff could have raised claims regarding the Repeat Offender Program in a prior state court lawsuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's civil rights claims against private adoption entities. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege violations committed by a state actor as required under Section nineteen eighty-three of the United States Code.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a due process challenge brought by correctional officers terminated for using force before exhausting other options. The court held that the department rule requiring force only as a last resort was not unconstitutionally vague as applied to the officers.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court's ruling on the constitutionality of Alabama's nitrogen hypoxia execution protocol. The court found that the protocol presents a substantial risk of serious harm.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed Michael Joseph Frericks, II's appeal as frivolous. His motion to proceed in forma pauperis was denied.
The Seventh Circuit addressed the claim preclusion principles affecting a public employee's civil rights claims. The court affirmed in part and vacated in part the district court's summary judgment ruling.