Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a pro se plaintiff's motion to vacate a prior judgment. The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate the judgment was void under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure sixty point B four.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment granting a defense verdict to a police sergeant in a civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force. The court held that the jury reasonably credited the officer's account over the plaintiff's conflicting testimony regarding the arrest and takedown.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling dismissing a state prisoner's claims against correctional officials. The court held that the officials were entitled to qualified immunity and that the plaintiff failed to prove violations of disability or negligence laws.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment to a correctional officer in a prisoner's excessive force case. The appellate court found that video evidence did not clearly contradict the inmate's account of a violent takedown and subsequent pain compliance technique.
The First Circuit vacated a district court ruling that granted summary judgment to a Puerto Rican mayor who refused to reappoint a former Internal Auditor. The appellate court held that the refusal to reappoint constituted an adverse employment action protected by the First Amendment and that the position was not a trust role exempting the mayor from political discrimination claims.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a jury verdict finding that an Atlanta police officer violated the Fourth Amendment by using a taser on a fleeing suspect from a steep embankment. The court also upheld the district court's dismissal of municipal liability and its reduction of punitive damages against the officer.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's complaint for being a shotgun pleading. The court also upheld the denial of a motion for default judgment against defendants who failed to appear.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Curtis Green regarding a magistrate judge's order. The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal because the underlying order was not a final decision.
The Fourth Circuit remanded a civil rights appeal after finding the district court erred by failing to docket a timely filed motion to alter or amend judgment. The court held that the motion tolled the deadline for filing a notice of appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights complaint filed by Willie Darnell Deramus. The court found no reversible error in the district court's ruling that the complaint failed to state a claim.