Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Services
436 U.S. 658 (1978) Cited 67,020 times 15 Legal AnalysesHolding that "local government . . . are 'persons'" for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Kentucky v. Graham
473 U.S. 159 (1985) Cited 19,193 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Burnett v. Grattan
468 U.S. 42 (1984) Cited 629 timesHolding that state residual statutes of limitations, not the period for filing administrative employment discrimination complaints, are appropriate for federal civil rights actions
Ex Parte Young
209 U.S. 123 (1908) Cited 10,805 times 23 Legal AnalysesHolding that federal courts may enjoin state officials to conform their conduct to federal law
Stilp v. Contino
629 F. Supp. 2d 449 (M.D. Pa. 2009) Cited 58 timesRequiring moving party to post a nominal bond of $250
Stilp v. Contino
613 F.3d 405 (3d Cir. 2010) Cited 33 timesApplying strict scrutiny to Pennsylvania’s ethics confidentiality law
Frow v. De La Vega
82 U.S. 552 (1872) Cited 610 timesHolding that, when defendants may be jointly liable, courts should not enter default judgment against the defaulting defendant alone until the matter has been resolved against all defendants