Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's access-to-courts claim but reversed the dismissal of his First Amendment legal mail claim. The court held that the plaintiff's allegations of altered and opened legal mail were sufficient to state a constitutional violation without proving actual injury beyond the free speech violation itself.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's access-to-courts claim but reversed the dismissal of his First Amendment legal mail claim. The court held that the plaintiff adequately alleged a free speech violation without needing to prove actual injury beyond the violation itself.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a state prisoner challenging a district court scheduling order. The court held it lacked jurisdiction to review a non-final case management order.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights action brought by pro se plaintiffs who failed to comply with a district court order. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's decision to dismiss the case due to non-compliance with filing limits and procedural requirements.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a prisoner's First Amendment retaliation claim. The court held that the plaintiff failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding the defendants' motives.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action. The court held that private law firm attorneys did not act as state actors under Section nineteen eighty-three of the United States Code.
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.