Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Section 1983.
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.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights action against prosecutors who allegedly suborned perjured testimony. The court held that absolute immunity bars such claims regardless of the alleged misconduct.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights action against former prosecutors. The court held that absolute immunity bars claims alleging prosecutors suborned perjured testimony to obtain an indictment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights and wrongful death complaint filed on behalf of a deceased detainee. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support a due process claim or a wrongful death action.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a Texas prisoner challenging the denial of a motion to reopen his civil rights case. The court found it lacked jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was untimely and failed to properly designate the ruling being challenged.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a prisoner's civil rights action alleging claims arising during pretrial detention. The appellate panel concluded that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend the complaint because such amendment would have been futile.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order staying a federal civil rights action pending state criminal proceedings. The panel held that the federal court must abstain under the Younger doctrine because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a valid exception.