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Civil Rights - Section 1983

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Mar 18 2026
8th Cir. 24-2875 Panel Decision

Raven W. Bartz v. City of Minneapolis; Officer Conan Hickey, in his individual and official capacities

The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a Minneapolis police officer who used a less-lethal projectile against a protester during the 2020 riots, ruling the force was objectively reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. The court also upheld the dismissal of the officer's qualified immunity defense and the district court's refusal to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims.

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Mar 17 2026
4th Cir. 25-2093 Per Curiam

GLENN S. MILLSAPS, JR v. DANNY LILES, Employee of the Wilson Security Company; RON HILLARD Deputy Employed by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a Section 1983 complaint filed against a private security employee and a county deputy. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's ruling and dispensed with oral argument due to the sufficiency of the written record.

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Mar 17 2026
4th Cir. 25-1458 Per Curiam

GRACIE G. WICHTENDAHL SUAREZ v. CODY RHODES, in his capacity as Sheriff of Washington County; WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; MARYLAND STATE POLICE; STATE OF MARYLAND

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights lawsuit brought against Maryland state officials and entities. The court upheld the lower court's ruling based on sovereign immunity, failure to state a claim, and the plaintiff's refusal to amend her complaint to sue the Sheriff in his individual capacity.

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Mar 17 2026
4th Cir. 26-6059 Per Curiam

GARY WAYNE CARTER v. JOHN BRAD WHITESIDES; CAPTAIN ERIC JAILLETTE; LANCASTER SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

The Fourth Circuit vacated a district court's denial of a Rule 60(b) motion because the lower court raised the timeliness issue on its own without giving the plaintiff notice. While the court agreed that the one-year deadline applied, it held that timeliness is an affirmative defense that must be raised by the opposing party.

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Mar 17 2026
4th Cir. 25-6990 Per Curiam

Argueta v. South Carolina

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint filed under Section nineteen eighty-three of Title forty-two. The court found no reversible error in the district court's decision to dismiss the action without prejudice.

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Mar 17 2026
4th Cir. 25-6464 Per Curiam

Randy Lee Lassiter, Jr. v. Correctional Officer Blevins; Nurse Crystal Gilley; Lieutenant Coleman; Correctional Officer McCracken; Nurse Lisa Scalf; Unit Manager Boyd; Unit Mana...

The Fourth Circuit remanded a pro se civil rights appeal because the notice of appeal was filed after the mandatory 30-day deadline expired. The court treated the appellant's letters as a motion to reopen the appeal period and sent the case back to the district court to determine if the deadline should be extended.

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