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Every decision we've filed under Qualified Immunity.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by firefighters terminated for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The court held that the state agency is immune from suit and that the individual official is protected by qualified immunity.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment for prison officials sued over the Eighth Amendment death of an inmate. The court held that the officers did not act with the deliberate indifference required to establish a constitutional violation.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a Houston police officer who fatally shot a suspect during a warrant execution. The court held that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity because no clearly established law prohibited his actions under the specific, split-second circumstances.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a Fourth Amendment excessive force claim. The court held that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity because no clearly established law prohibited their use of non-lethal force against the plaintiff.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful death claim against child welfare workers who failed to prevent a child's death while in his mother's custody. The court held that the workers' investigative errors did not create a constitutional danger or shock the conscience under the state-created danger exception.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for police officers and the City of Green Bay in a Fourth Amendment excessive force and medical care case. The court held that no reasonable jury could find the officers objectively unreasonable in their conduct or that the officers violated clearly established law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc in a qualified immunity dispute. The court declined to intervene in a case where the district court issued a mediation order that the panel treated as a non-conclusive case management deferral.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for three police officers in a civil rights suit following the death of a detainee with sickle cell trait. The court held that while a genuine dispute existed regarding one officer's knowledge, no clearly established law in 2019 required immediate aid for a detainee losing consciousness during transport.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment to a police officer on qualified immunity grounds. The court held that the plaintiff failed to show the officer violated clearly established law despite a fatal shooting of a suspect holding a handgun.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in a civil rights suit arising from the death of Jared Lakey during a police encounter. The court held that the Carter County Sheriff was entitled to qualified immunity and that there was insufficient evidence of an informal custom of excessive force.