92 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,544 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
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,461 times 365 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
Pearson v. Callahan
555 U.S. 223 (2009) Cited 22,495 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"
Farmer v. Brennan
511 U.S. 825 (1994) Cited 55,521 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding that the deliberate indifference standard utilized for a conditions of confinement claim "is inappropriate . . . when officials stand accused of using excessive physical force."
Estelle v. Gamble
429 U.S. 97 (1976) Cited 54,848 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that the government has an obligation to provide medical care to incarcerated persons
Fed. Deposit Ins. v. Meyer
510 U.S. 471 (1994) Cited 7,003 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding a Bivens claim does not lie against federal agencies because, if damages claims were permitted against federal agencies, "there would be no reason for aggrieved parties to bring damages actions against individual officers" and thus "the deterrent effects of the Bivens remedy would be lost"
Scheuer v. Rhodes
416 U.S. 232 (1974) Cited 22,283 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity
Rhodes v. Chapman
452 U.S. 337 (1981) Cited 13,892 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that prisoners are entitled to "the minimal civilized measure of life's necessities"
Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents
403 U.S. 388 (1971) Cited 25,839 times 27 Legal Analyses
Holding that there is an implied cause of action for money damages against federal officials for violations of the Fourth Amendment
Mitchell v. Forsyth
472 U.S. 511 (1985) Cited 9,392 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that some orders denying summary judgment constitute " 'final decisions' " under the collateral order doctrine
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 486,625 times 688 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 345,715 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,637 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 1346 - United States as defendant
28 U.S.C. § 1346 Cited 24,035 times 23 Legal Analyses
Determining liability to the claimant "in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred"
Section 2671 - Definitions
28 U.S.C. § 2671 Cited 9,368 times 6 Legal Analyses
Defining "[e]mployee of the government" for purposes of the FTCA as "officers or employees of any federal agency "
Section 2680 - Exceptions
28 U.S.C. § 2680 Cited 7,679 times 12 Legal Analyses
Concluding that claims for injurious falsehoods, disparagement of property, slander of goods, or trade libel are claims arising out of libel or slander under the FTCA
Section 2679 - Exclusiveness of remedy
28 U.S.C. § 2679 Cited 5,332 times 5 Legal Analyses
Granting tort immunity to federal agency employees
Section 4042 - Duties of Bureau of Prisons
18 U.S.C. § 4042 Cited 1,032 times 1 Legal Analyses
Defining the Bureau's duty to protect inmates

Chicarielli v. The United States Of America et al

92 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 a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

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 the deliberate indifference standard utilized for a conditions of confinement claim "is inappropriate . . . when officials stand accused of using excessive physical force."

Holding that the government has an obligation to provide medical care to incarcerated persons

Holding a Bivens claim does not lie against federal agencies because, if damages claims were permitted against federal agencies, "there would be no reason for aggrieved parties to bring damages actions against individual officers" and thus "the deterrent effects of the Bivens remedy would be lost"

Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity

Holding that prisoners are entitled to "the minimal civilized measure of life's necessities"

Holding that there is an implied cause of action for money damages against federal officials for violations of the Fourth Amendment

Holding that some orders denying summary judgment constitute " 'final decisions' " under the collateral order doctrine

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

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

Determining liability to the claimant "in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred"

Defining "[e]mployee of the government" for purposes of the FTCA as "officers or employees of any federal agency "

Concluding that claims for injurious falsehoods, disparagement of property, slander of goods, or trade libel are claims arising out of libel or slander under the FTCA

Granting tort immunity to federal agency employees

Defining the Bureau's duty to protect inmates