51 Cited authorities

Saucier v. Katz
533 U.S. 194 (2001) Cited 20,440 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."
Jones v. Bock
549 U.S. 199 (2007) Cited 13,428 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that PLRA exhaustion is mandatory, and prisoners cannot bring unexhausted claims into federal court
Harlow v. Fitzgerald
457 U.S. 800 (1982) Cited 31,873 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"
Hunter v. Bryant
502 U.S. 224 (1991) Cited 4,946 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that probable cause is assessed in relation to the facts possessed by the arresting officer at the time he made the warrantless arrest
Correctional Services Corporation v. Malesko
534 U.S. 61 (2001) Cited 2,802 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that there is no private right of action under Bivens for damages against private entities that engage in alleged constitutional deprivations while acting under color of federal law
Siegert v. Gilley
500 U.S. 226 (1991) Cited 3,738 times
Holding that the plaintiff failed to state a "stigma plus" due process claim where "[t]he alleged defamation was not uttered incident to the termination of [the plaintiff]'s employment [with a federal] hospital" but was made in a letter of reference to a different federal employer several weeks later
Groh v. Ramirez
540 U.S. 551 (2004) Cited 1,890 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that a warrant did not incorporate the supporting affidavit by "recit[ing] that the Magistrate was satisfied the affidavit established probable cause to believe that contraband was concealed on the premises"
Buckley v. Valeo
424 U.S. 1 (1976) Cited 3,440 times 37 Legal Analyses
Holding that a public financing law does not "abridge, restrict, or censor" expression
Sprewell v. Golden State Warriors
266 F.3d 979 (9th Cir. 2001) Cited 5,176 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that unwarranted inferences are insufficient to defeat a motion to dismiss
Evancho v. Fisher
423 F.3d 347 (3d Cir. 2005) Cited 3,295 times
Holding that liability under § 1983 may not be based solely on doctrine of respondeat superior
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
Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 7 Cited 7,742 times 2 Legal Analyses
Defining "pleadings" for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Long Haul, Inc. et al v. Regents of the University of California et al

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

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 probable cause is assessed in relation to the facts possessed by the arresting officer at the time he made the warrantless arrest

Holding that there is no private right of action under Bivens for damages against private entities that engage in alleged constitutional deprivations while acting under color of federal law

Holding that a warrant did not incorporate the supporting affidavit by "recit[ing] that the Magistrate was satisfied the affidavit established probable cause to believe that contraband was concealed on the premises"

Holding that a public financing law does not "abridge, restrict, or censor" expression

Holding that unwarranted inferences are insufficient to defeat a motion to dismiss

Holding that liability under § 1983 may not be based solely on doctrine of respondeat superior

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

Defining "pleadings" for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure