84 Cited authorities

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 265,662 times 364 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' "
Woodford v. NGO
548 U.S. 81 (2006) Cited 15,981 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that § 1997e requires "proper exhaustion"
Jones v. Bock
549 U.S. 199 (2007) Cited 12,693 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that PLRA exhaustion is mandatory, and prisoners cannot bring unexhausted claims into federal court
Porter v. Nussle
534 U.S. 516 (2002) Cited 13,843 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a state prisoner must exhaust administrative remedies before filing a complaint
Harlow v. Fitzgerald
457 U.S. 800 (1982) Cited 31,441 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that public officials are entitled to a "qualified immunity" from "liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established . . . rights of which a reasonable person would have known"
Kentucky v. Graham
473 U.S. 159 (1985) Cited 19,159 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"
Anderson v. Creighton
483 U.S. 635 (1987) Cited 15,397 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that an officer is entitled to qualified immunity if "a reasonable officer could have believed" that the search was lawful "in light of clearly established law and the information the searching officers possessed"
Scheuer v. Rhodes
416 U.S. 232 (1974) Cited 22,263 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity
Fed. Deposit Ins. v. Meyer
510 U.S. 471 (1994) Cited 6,972 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"
Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents
403 U.S. 388 (1971) Cited 25,788 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
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 485,423 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 344,767 times 920 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 328,160 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 155,637 times 193 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1997e - Suits by prisoners
42 U.S.C. § 1997e Cited 53,585 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding that prisoners must exhaust "available" administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court
Section 706 - Scope of review
5 U.S.C. § 706 Cited 20,402 times 183 Legal Analyses
Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"
Section 3621 - Imprisonment of a convicted person
18 U.S.C. § 3621 Cited 6,475 times 15 Legal Analyses
Granting the BOP authority to "designate the place of the prisoner's imprisonment."
Section 552a - Records maintained on individuals
5 U.S.C. § 552a Cited 4,423 times 47 Legal Analyses
Finding that it is a Department of Justice component that has as its principal function the enforcement of criminal laws includ[ing] correctional authorities
Section 542.10 - Purpose and scope
28 C.F.R. § 542.10 Cited 2,945 times 1 Legal Analyses
Explaining ARP as providing "a process through which inmates may seek formal review of an issue which relates to any aspect of their confinement"
Section 542.15 - Appeals
28 C.F.R. § 542.15 Cited 2,267 times
Recognizing that "time limits may be extended" if "inmate demonstrates a valid reason for delay"
Section 542.13 - Informal resolution
28 C.F.R. § 542.13 Cited 2,101 times
Describing the levels of the BOP's administrative remedy process
Section 16.97 - Exemption of Bureau of Prisons Systems-limited access
28 C.F.R. § 16.97 Cited 158 times
Exempting Inmate Central Records System (JUSTICE/BOP-005) from 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d), and (e), among other subsections

Harrison v. Federal Bureau of Prisons et al

84 Cited authorities

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 § 1997e requires "proper exhaustion"

Holding that PLRA exhaustion is mandatory, and prisoners cannot bring unexhausted claims into federal court

Holding that a state prisoner must exhaust administrative remedies before filing a complaint

Holding that public officials are entitled to a "qualified immunity" from "liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established . . . rights of which a reasonable person would have known"

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 an officer is entitled to qualified immunity if "a reasonable officer could have believed" that the search was lawful "in light of clearly established law and the information the searching officers possessed"

Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity

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

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

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Holding that prisoners must exhaust "available" administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court

Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"

Granting the BOP authority to "designate the place of the prisoner's imprisonment."

Finding that it is a Department of Justice component that has as its principal function the enforcement of criminal laws includ[ing] correctional authorities

Explaining ARP as providing "a process through which inmates may seek formal review of an issue which relates to any aspect of their confinement"

Recognizing that "time limits may be extended" if "inmate demonstrates a valid reason for delay"

Describing the levels of the BOP's administrative remedy process

Exempting Inmate Central Records System (JUSTICE/BOP-005) from 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d), and (e), among other subsections