Topic
Every decision we've filed under Qualified Immunity.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for jail officials after a pretrial detainee died from a drug overdose. The court held that the detainee showed no obvious signs of medical distress and that drugs were not widespread in the facility.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a sheriff's deputy and a county in a civil rights suit arising from a decedent's death after being dropped off near a train. The court held that the deputy's actions did not clearly establish a constitutional violation and that the county lacked a longstanding custom of unconstitutional conduct.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action brought by the mother of a man killed after being dropped off by a deputy. The court held that the deputy was entitled to qualified immunity and that no municipal custom or state-created danger was clearly established.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights suit alleging illegal arrest. The court held that a valid arrest warrant shields the officer from liability even if the supporting affidavit contained allegedly false statements.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding qualified immunity in a civil rights case involving prison officials. The court held that it lacked jurisdiction because the defendants challenged factual determinations rather than pure questions of law.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action involving a search warrant execution. The court held that a reasonable jury could find the deputies violated the plaintiff's Fourth Amendment right to bodily privacy and that the supervising deputy is not entitled to qualified immunity.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a Maryland State Police sergeant accused of fostering a racially hostile work environment. The court held that the plaintiffs plausibly alleged the sergeant participated in and tacitly authorized exclusionary practices and tolerated a racially offensive image in the wake of George Floyd's killing.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of qualified immunity to prison officials who conducted repeated visual strip searches of an inmate. The court assumed the searches were unconstitutional but found the law was not clearly established at the time.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit brought by a protester severely injured by police less-lethal munitions. The court held that the plaintiff failed to plead facts establishing a clearly established Fourth Amendment seizure or a conscience-shocking violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se challenge to California's 2021 gubernatorial recall election. The court held that the claims were barred by claim preclusion, mootness, and qualified immunity.