12 Cited authorities

  1. Heck v. Humphrey

    512 U.S. 477 (1994)   Cited 30,116 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a Section 1983 plaintiff may not seek damages for an allegedly unconstitutional conviction or sentence unless the conviction or sentence has been invalidated
  2. Weyant v. Okst

    101 F.3d 845 (2d Cir. 1996)   Cited 2,703 times
    Holding a plaintiff must establish "something more than mere negligence" to establish deliberate indifference under the Fourteenth Amendment
  3. Jocks v. Tavernier

    316 F.3d 128 (2d Cir. 2003)   Cited 856 times
    Holding that an arresting officer may not "deliberately disregard" the existence of facts establishing an affirmative defense
  4. Hardy v. New York City Health Hosp. Corp.

    164 F.3d 789 (2d Cir. 1999)   Cited 491 times
    Holding that questions of statutory interpretation are reviewed de novo
  5. Baker v. Dorfman

    239 F.3d 415 (2d Cir. 2000)   Cited 283 times
    Holding that an argument not raised below is ordinarily waived
  6. Mozzochi v. Borden

    959 F.2d 1174 (2d Cir. 1992)   Cited 189 times
    Holding that there was no First Amendment violation where arrest and prosecution were supported by probable cause
  7. Duamutef v. Morris

    956 F. Supp. 1112 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)   Cited 97 times
    Holding that the "plaintiff's § 1983 false arrest claim calls into question the validity of his criminal conviction" and was barred by Heck
  8. Channer v. Mitchell

    43 F.3d 786 (2d Cir. 1994)   Cited 73 times
    Holding that a § 1983 claim "stemming from conditions of confinement that allegedly violate the Eighth Amendment" are not per se barred by Heck
  9. Labensky v. County of Nassau

    6 F. Supp. 2d 161 (E.D.N.Y. 1998)   Cited 24 times
    Holding plaintiff having failed to prove a violation of her constitutional rights, there can be no municipal liability
  10. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 501,910 times   706 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  11. 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 358,269 times   949 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 162,307 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."