42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Violations

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• Ashe v. Corley
  992 F.2d 540· 5th Cir.· 1993-06-04
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend, but erred in granting summary judgment on the RICO claims due to the county's failure to meet its initial burden and on the section 1983 claims due to the Supreme Court's rejection of a
• Guar. Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Int'l Ins. Co.
  994 F.2d 1280· 7th Cir.· 1993-06-03
  The court held that the insurance policy covered claims for intentional interference with economic relationships and invasion of privacy, but not civil rights violations or punitive damages arising from those violations.
• Gonzalez v. Martinez
  756 F. Supp. 1533· S.D. Fla.· 1991-01-18
  The court held that while the Protection and Advocacy Act requires exhaustion of administrative remedies where appropriate, the specific remedies cited by the defendants were inadequate, and the plaintiff's failure to exhaust did not warrant summary judgment at this stage.
• Lyons v. Powell
  838 F.2d 28· 1st Cir.· 1988-02-04
  The court held that the district court erred in dismissing the pro se complaint for failure to state a cause of action, as the alleged conditions of confinement might constitute punishment violating due process rights.