20 Cited authorities

Saucier v. Katz
533 U.S. 194 (2001) Cited 20,260 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding when a defendant seeks qualified immunity, "a ruling on that issue should be made early in the proceedings so that the costs and expenses of trial are avoided where the defense is dispositive."
Canton v. Harris
489 U.S. 378 (1989) Cited 16,325 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the city could be held liable for failing to train police officers in determining whether detainees needed medical care because of the likelihood that, absent proper training, the officers would default on their constitutional obligations
County of Sacramento v. Lewis
523 U.S. 833 (1998) Cited 8,706 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that "only a purpose to cause harm unrelated to the legitimate object of arrest will satisfy the element of arbitrary conduct shocking to the conscience, necessary for a due process violation"
Anderson v. Creighton
483 U.S. 635 (1987) Cited 15,423 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"
Herrera v. Collins
506 U.S. 390 (1993) Cited 5,532 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding "the threshold showing for such an assumed right [of actual innocence] would necessarily be extraordinarily high"
City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.
453 U.S. 247 (1981) Cited 3,080 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that municipalities and other government entities are immune from punitive damages under § 1983
Kneipp v. Tedder
95 F.3d 1199 (3d Cir. 1996) Cited 2,149 times
Holding that officers increased the risk of harm to a severely intoxicated woman who was struggling to walk home with the assistance of her husband when the officers detained the plaintiff, let her husband leave, then sent the plaintiff to walk home unescorted in near-freezing conditions that resulted in hypothermia and brain damage
Sanford v. Stiles
456 F.3d 298 (3d Cir. 2006) Cited 658 times
Holding that "in order for municipal liability to exist, there must still be a violation of the plaintiff's constitutional rights"
Merkle v. Upper Dublin School District
211 F.3d 782 (3d Cir. 2000) Cited 739 times
Holding that it was reasonable for the police to believe an eyewitness was telling the truth when they began a prosecution
Bright v. Westmoreland County
443 F.3d 276 (3d Cir. 2006) Cited 583 times
Holding that, because the plaintiff's freedom to defend his family was not impaired, there was no substantive due process violation where his daughter was murdered by a person whom the police previously assured plaintiff they would arrest
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 486,959 times 689 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 345,981 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 328,775 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Igwe v. Skaggs et al

20 Cited authorities

Holding when a defendant seeks qualified immunity, "a ruling on that issue should be made early in the proceedings so that the costs and expenses of trial are avoided where the defense is dispositive."

Holding that the city could be held liable for failing to train police officers in determining whether detainees needed medical care because of the likelihood that, absent proper training, the officers would default on their constitutional obligations

Holding that "only a purpose to cause harm unrelated to the legitimate object of arrest will satisfy the element of arbitrary conduct shocking to the conscience, necessary for a due process violation"

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 "the threshold showing for such an assumed right [of actual innocence] would necessarily be extraordinarily high"

Holding that municipalities and other government entities are immune from punitive damages under § 1983

Holding that "in order for municipal liability to exist, there must still be a violation of the plaintiff's constitutional rights"

Holding that it was reasonable for the police to believe an eyewitness was telling the truth when they began a prosecution

Holding that, because the plaintiff's freedom to defend his family was not impaired, there was no substantive due process violation where his daughter was murdered by a person whom the police previously assured plaintiff they would arrest

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