93 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 273,590 times   368 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
  2. Farmer v. Brennan

    511 U.S. 825 (1994)   Cited 56,705 times   19 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."
  3. Porter v. Nussle

    534 U.S. 516 (2002)   Cited 14,127 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a state prisoner must exhaust administrative remedies before filing a complaint
  4. Sandin v. Conner

    515 U.S. 472 (1995)   Cited 18,935 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that liberty interests requiring procedural due process are limited to freedom from restraints that impose "atypical and significant hardship" as compared to ordinary prison life
  5. Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police

    491 U.S. 58 (1989)   Cited 24,727 times
    Holding that official capacity state officer suits for prospective injunctive relief are suits against a "person" under § 1983 even though a "State" is not a "person" under that statute
  6. Estelle v. Gamble

    429 U.S. 97 (1976)   Cited 55,978 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the government has an obligation to provide medical care to incarcerated persons
  7. Papasan v. Allain

    478 U.S. 265 (1986)   Cited 17,092 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"
  8. Pennhurst State School Hosp. v. Halderman

    465 U.S. 89 (1984)   Cited 13,717 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that sovereign immunity prohibits federal courts from "instruct[ing] state officials on how to conform their conduct to state law"
  9. Hudson v. Palmer

    468 U.S. 517 (1984)   Cited 12,600 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that prisoners have no reasonable expectation of privacy
  10. Scheuer v. Rhodes

    416 U.S. 232 (1974)   Cited 22,491 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity
  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 496,982 times   701 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  12. 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 354,229 times   943 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  13. Section 1997e - Suits by prisoners

    42 U.S.C. § 1997e   Cited 54,846 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding that prisoners must exhaust "available" administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court
  14. Section 1985 - Conspiracy to interfere with civil rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1985   Cited 20,148 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Concerning conspiracies to obstruct justice or intimidate a party, witness, or juror
  15. Section 24 - Civil actions against department personnel

    N.Y. Correct. Law § 24   Cited 316 times
    Barring suits against a correction officer "in his or her personal capacity, for damages arising out of any act done or the failure to perform any act within the scope of the employment and in the discharge of the duties by such officer or employee"