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777 F.2d 1436·
11th Cir.·
1985-12-11
·cited 89×
The court held that the plaintiff stated claims for substantive due process violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against individual officers and the municipality, and that the district court erred in dismissing these claims.
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733 F.2d 1539·
11th Cir.·
1984-06-11
·cited 86×
The court held that dating is a constitutionally protected association under the First Amendment and that the award of $100,000 for procedural due process violations was grossly excessive.
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700 F.2d 678·
11th Cir.·
1983-03-17
·cited 85×
The court held that summary judgment was improperly granted for the hospital, doctor, county, commissioners, and sheriff, as genuine issues of material fact remained regarding their liability under federal and state law. The exclusion of expert testimony was also deemed erroneous
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684 F.2d 1·
D.C. Cir.·
1982-07-02
·cited 48×
The court held that the District Court erred in granting summary judgment for officers Booth and Greene regarding the June 9, 1978 search because it applied an erroneous legal standard requiring proof of assault and battery. The court also held that municipalities are not subject
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737 F.2d 1148·
D.C. Cir.·
1984-06-22
·cited 34×
The court held that a prisoner alleging unprovoked macing and beating by correctional officers states a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, even without permanent injury, if the force was applied maliciously and sadistically.
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676 F.2d 1252·
9th Cir.·
1982-05-10
·cited 29×
The majority opinion reversed the trial court's decision, allowing evidence of a deputy sheriff's prior acts to be admissible for proving gross negligence and proximate cause in a civil rights action, despite the dissenting judge's view that such evidence was irrelevant and preju
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4 F.4th 1118·
11th Cir.·
2021-07-07
·cited 26×
The court held that the district court erred in granting summary judgment to Officer Williams on the false arrest and First Amendment retaliation claims because disputed facts regarding probable cause and the officer's actions precluded qualified immunity. Summary judgment for th
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628 F.2d 679·
1st Cir.·
1980-08-12
·cited 26×
The court held that the dismissal of the complaint against out-of-state defendants and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was proper, but remanded the case for redetermination of the motion to amend the complaint as to certain Massachusetts defendants and the United States.
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795 F.2d 116·
D.C. Cir.·
1986-07-03
·cited 25×
The court held that the trial judge erred in allowing extensive introduction of allegations of prior police misconduct, necessitating a new trial on claims submitted to the jury. The court also affirmed the directed verdict for the municipality on the constitutional tort claim.
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658 F.2d 494·
7th Cir.·
1981-08-25
·cited 24×
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759 F.2d 1371·
9th Cir.·
1985-05-01
·cited 20×
The jury's verdict for the arresting officer does not preclude claims against municipal entities based on policy or custom, nor does it preclude claims against individual officials who may have authorized unconstitutional conduct.
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906 F.2d 491·
10th Cir.·
1990-06-20
·cited 18×
The court held that the employee's speech regarding hospital waste and inefficiency constituted a matter of public concern protected by the First Amendment, but the administrator was entitled to qualified immunity from individual liability.
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796 F.2d 544·
1st Cir.·
1986-06-27
·cited 18×
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862 F.2d 759·
9th Cir.·
1988-12-07
·cited 15×
Due process does not require pre-towing notice for vehicles unregistered for over a year, but a post-towing hearing may be constitutionally required if timely requested and denied.
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780 F.2d 1564·
11th Cir.·
1986-01-30
·cited 15×
Individual city employees cannot be held liable under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 for merely negligent conduct, and the City of Atlanta cannot be held liable for maintaining a policy regarding use of a “stretch” restraining procedure without evidence of fault.
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723 F.2d 1206·
5th Cir.·
1984-02-02
·cited 14×
Summary judgment for most defendants is affirmed, but reversed and remanded for the Director of Corrections and the sanitarians due to disputed material facts regarding their duties and potential breaches.
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746 F.2d 1063·
5th Cir.·
1984-11-19
·cited 11×
The court held that the trial judge erred by taking the factual issue of whether the officers intentionally or recklessly misled the magistrate regarding the informant's identity and reliability from the jury.
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909 F.2d 834·
5th Cir.·
1990-08-28
·cited 8×
The court held that the district court abused its discretion in denying the motion to amend the complaint to add federal agents and improperly granted summary judgment for the Yazoo City officers regarding the pat-down search, but properly dismissed the negligence claim.
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695 F.2d 1073·
7th Cir.·
1982-12-22
·cited 6×
The concurring judge concurs based on the assumption of probable cause for the arrests, which would preclude a constitutional tort claim.
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879 F.2d 572·
9th Cir.·
1989-06-27
·cited 4×
The arresting officers complied with state law and did not conspire to violate Tanner's constitutional rights by arresting him.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-04
The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted against any defendant.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-29
The court held that the plaintiffs sufficiently pleaded facts to support their First Amendment retaliation claims, as they alleged speaking as private citizens on matters of public concern, and therefore denied the defendant's motion to dismiss.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-08-21
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for violation of his constitutional rights under Section 1983, as his allegations lacked factual support and did not identify a fundamental right or constitutionally inadequate process.