Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a civil rights complaint. The court held that the plaintiff failed to comply with local rules by not opposing the motion to dismiss within the required timeframe.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint filed by Izik Aliya against numerous state and local officials. The court held that the complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading and that amendment would be futile due to various immunity and abstention doctrines.
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 Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit challenging school assignment maps and enrollment procedures. The court held that a prior settlement agreement barred the plaintiff's claims and that the challenged statutes did not create a protected federal property interest.
The Fifth Circuit held that a district court order denying a motion to dismiss without expressly addressing a qualified immunity defense is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine. The court vacated the lower court's order and remanded the case for the district court to rule on the qualified immunity defense at the earliest possible stage.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights action brought by a pro se appellant challenging a probation revocation. The court held that the named defendants were protected by absolute immunity and that the appellant failed to adequately brief his claims.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights case involving allegations of deliberate fabrication of evidence. The appellate court found a genuine dispute of material fact regarding a detective's police report but affirmed the dismissal of other claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a civil rights complaint. The appellate court held that the appellant forfeited the right to appeal because his informal brief did not challenge the basis for the lower court's decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights complaint filed by an inmate. The court found no reversible error in the district court's order dismissing the amended complaint under the prisoner litigation statute.