60 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 251,597 times 279 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 235,794 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
Pearson v. Callahan
555 U.S. 223 (2009) Cited 22,437 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court may, without deciding whether there was a constitutional violation, look to the question of whether that right was "clearly established"
Hope v. Pelzer
536 U.S. 730 (2002) Cited 7,382 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[t]he obvious cruelty inherent" in putting inmates in certain wantonly "degrading and dangerous" situations provides officers "with some notice that their alleged conduct violate" the Eighth Amendment
Kentucky v. Graham
473 U.S. 159 (1985) Cited 19,154 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "an official-capacity suit is, in all respects other than name, to be treated as a suit against the entity," and that "a plaintiff seeking to recover on a damages judgment in an official-capacity suit must look to the government entity itself"
Taylor v. Barkes
575 U.S. 822 (2015) Cited 1,383 times
Holding that defendants were entitled to official immunity and not addressing the merits
Davis v. Monroe County Bd. of Educ.
526 U.S. 629 (1999) Cited 1,941 times 31 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged actionable sexual harassment where her minor daughter suffered "objectively offensive touching" that amounted to "criminal sexual misconduct"
Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District
524 U.S. 274 (1998) Cited 1,628 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that a school's failure to follow a Title IX regulation "d[id] not itself constitute 'discrimination’ under Title IX"
Santiago v. Warminster Township
629 F.3d 121 (3d Cir. 2010) Cited 4,191 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Court should disregard "'naked assertions devoid of further factual enhancement' and 'threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements.'" (quoting Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678)
Fitzgerald v. Barnstable Sch. Comm.
555 U.S. 246 (2009) Cited 608 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding plaintiffs could pursue claims against school system and superintendent for "unconstitutional gender discrimination in schools" under § 1983, where defendants purportedly failed to address sexually harassing conduct by another student
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,115 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 1681 - Sex
20 U.S.C. § 1681 Cited 4,354 times 78 Legal Analyses
Referencing application of Title IX prohibitions to school admissions
Section 3121 - Rape
18 Pa. C.S. § 3121 Cited 1,238 times
Relating to rape
Section 3101 - Definitions
18 Pa. C.S. § 3101 Cited 272 times
Defining "[i]ndecent contact" as "[a]ny touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of the person for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire, in any person"

GOODWIN v. PENNRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT et al

60 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Holding that a court may, without deciding whether there was a constitutional violation, look to the question of whether that right was "clearly established"

Holding that "[t]he obvious cruelty inherent" in putting inmates in certain wantonly "degrading and dangerous" situations provides officers "with some notice that their alleged conduct violate" the Eighth Amendment

Holding that "an official-capacity suit is, in all respects other than name, to be treated as a suit against the entity," and that "a plaintiff seeking to recover on a damages judgment in an official-capacity suit must look to the government entity itself"

Holding that defendants were entitled to official immunity and not addressing the merits

Holding that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged actionable sexual harassment where her minor daughter suffered "objectively offensive touching" that amounted to "criminal sexual misconduct"

Holding that a school's failure to follow a Title IX regulation "d[id] not itself constitute 'discrimination’ under Title IX"

Holding that the Court should disregard "'naked assertions devoid of further factual enhancement' and 'threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements.'" (quoting Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678)

Holding plaintiffs could pursue claims against school system and superintendent for "unconstitutional gender discrimination in schools" under § 1983, where defendants purportedly failed to address sexually harassing conduct by another student

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Referencing application of Title IX prohibitions to school admissions

Relating to rape

Defining "[i]ndecent contact" as "[a]ny touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of the person for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire, in any person"