34 Cited authorities

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 236,142 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
477 U.S. 317 (1986) Cited 216,254 times 40 Legal Analyses
Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"
Farmer v. Brennan
511 U.S. 825 (1994) Cited 55,521 times 18 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."
Jones v. Bock
549 U.S. 199 (2007) Cited 12,764 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that PLRA exhaustion is mandatory, and prisoners cannot bring unexhausted claims into federal court
Estelle v. Gamble
429 U.S. 97 (1976) Cited 54,848 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that the government has an obligation to provide medical care to incarcerated persons
Hudson v. McMillian
503 U.S. 1 (1992) Cited 17,107 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that, to determine whether the force used by a prison official amounts to a constitutional violation, "the core judicial inquiry is . . . whether force was applied in a good-faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm"
Helling v. McKinney
509 U.S. 25 (1993) Cited 7,607 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that prospective harm, defined as that which is "sure or very likely to cause serious illness and needless suffering" to an inmate in the future, can be the basis for an Eighth Amendment claim even if the inmate has "no serious current symptoms"
Hudson v. Palmer
468 U.S. 517 (1984) Cited 12,379 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that prisoners have no reasonable expectation of privacy
Rode v. Dellarciprete
845 F.2d 1195 (3d Cir. 1988) Cited 5,905 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a § 1983 plaintiff cannot rely solely on respondeat superior as a theory of liability
Rouse v. Plantier
182 F.3d 192 (3d Cir. 1999) Cited 2,585 times
Holding that, to state a claim for an Eighth Amendment denial of medical care, a plaintiff must show " that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to their medical needs and that those needs were serious"
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 486,625 times 688 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,637 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 1997e - Suits by prisoners
42 U.S.C. § 1997e Cited 53,727 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding that prisoners must exhaust "available" administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court

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34 Cited authorities

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Holding that the deliberate indifference standard utilized for a conditions of confinement claim "is inappropriate . . . when officials stand accused of using excessive physical force."

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

Holding that the government has an obligation to provide medical care to incarcerated persons

Holding that, to determine whether the force used by a prison official amounts to a constitutional violation, "the core judicial inquiry is . . . whether force was applied in a good-faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm"

Holding that prospective harm, defined as that which is "sure or very likely to cause serious illness and needless suffering" to an inmate in the future, can be the basis for an Eighth Amendment claim even if the inmate has "no serious current symptoms"

Holding that prisoners have no reasonable expectation of privacy

Holding that a § 1983 plaintiff cannot rely solely on respondeat superior as a theory of liability

Holding that, to state a claim for an Eighth Amendment denial of medical care, a plaintiff must show " that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to their medical needs and that those needs were serious"

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

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