Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
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.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a class action lawsuit brought by Medicaid beneficiaries. The court found that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue for injunctive relief due to the absence of a real and immediate threat of future injury.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Michael Townes's complaint against federal agencies for lack of Article III standing and because the claims were premature. The court held that Townes failed to allege a real and immediate threat of future harm and that his request for relief would necessarily imply the invalidity of his existing conviction.
The Seventh Circuit vacated a dismissal of a civil rights suit alleging that a county jail violated federal anti-forced labor laws by requiring unpaid work from civil immigration detainees. The court held that the statute applies to public counties and that threatening detainees with solitary confinement to compel labor constitutes a violation.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to two San Francisco police inspectors who allegedly coerced a witness into fabricating evidence against a man later exonerated after thirty-two years in prison. The court held that a reasonable jury could find the officers violated the plaintiff's due process rights by threatening a young witness with an adult murder charge to secure a false statement.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that denied qualified immunity to police officers in a civil rights suit. The court held that the right to familial association was not clearly established at the time of the alleged misconduct in the early nineteen nineties.
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 court held that the appellant waived review of several claims by failing to present properly developed arguments.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit. The appellate court held that the plaintiff's repeated refusal to comply with court orders and obstruction of discovery warranted dismissal with prejudice.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that no Fourth Amendment violation occurred when an officer shot a man he mistakenly believed to be an active shooter. The court held that the officer's split-second decision to use deadly force was objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances.