71 Cited authorities

Jones v. Bock
549 U.S. 199 (2007) Cited 12,981 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 31,602 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"
Mitchell v. Forsyth
472 U.S. 511 (1985) Cited 9,424 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that some orders denying summary judgment constitute " 'final decisions' " under the collateral order doctrine
United States v. Raddatz
447 U.S. 667 (1980) Cited 7,132 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a trial judge's adoption of a magistrate judge's findings related to a suppression hearing does not violate due process "so long as the ultimate decision is made by the district court"
Siegert v. Gilley
500 U.S. 226 (1991) Cited 3,716 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
Octane Fitness, LLC v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc.
572 U.S. 545 (2014) Cited 1,394 times 122 Legal Analyses
Holding that an "exceptional" case under § 285 is "one that stands out from others with respect to the substantive strength of a party's litigating position ... or the unreasonable manner in which the case was litigated"
Behrens v. Pelletier
516 U.S. 299 (1996) Cited 1,988 times
Holding that qualified immunity gives government officials a right "not merely to avoid standing trial, but also to avoid the burdens of such pretrial matters as discovery" (quoting Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 526, 105 S.Ct. 2806, 86 L.Ed.2d 411 (1985))
Tamayo v. Blagojevich
526 F.3d 1074 (7th Cir. 2008) Cited 3,020 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a senior administrator who testified before a legislative committee with oversight of her agency was "discharging the responsibilities of her office, not appearing as 'Jane Q. Public.' "
Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.
458 U.S. 564 (1982) Cited 1,267 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court has no discretion in the assessment of the double-wage penalty
McCready v. eBay, Inc.
453 F.3d 882 (7th Cir. 2006) Cited 580 times
Holding that without any indication that eBay acted in any fashion other than good faith, its compliance fell squarely within the statutory good-faith defense
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 490,314 times 695 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 348,503 times 930 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 2510 - Definitions
18 U.S.C. § 2510 Cited 4,265 times 79 Legal Analyses
Defining "[i]nvestigative or law enforcement officer" as an officer "empowered by law to conduct investigations of or to make arrests for [certain] offenses . . . and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of such offenses"
Section 2703 - Required disclosure of customer communications or records
18 U.S.C. § 2703 Cited 1,214 times 100 Legal Analyses
Recognizing that these providers "shall disclose" such information "when the governmental entity uses an administrative subpoena authorized by a Federal or State statute"
Section 1505 - Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees
18 U.S.C. § 1505 Cited 603 times 20 Legal Analyses
Providing criminal punishment for person who corruptly obstructs or endeavors to obstruct "due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States"
Section 2707 - Civil action
18 U.S.C. § 2707 Cited 458 times 19 Legal Analyses
Granting relief to those "aggrieved by any violation of this chapter in which the conduct constituting the violation is engaged in with a knowing or intentional state of mind"
Section 2702 - Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records
18 U.S.C. § 2702 Cited 346 times 24 Legal Analyses
Restricting use of Internet subscriber information without consent
Section 2711 - Definitions for chapter
18 U.S.C. § 2711 Cited 188 times 14 Legal Analyses
Adopting terms defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2510
Section 3121 - General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace device use; exception
18 U.S.C. § 3121 Cited 122 times 9 Legal Analyses
Granting the BOP unfettered discretion to designate the place of a prisoner's imprisonment, including placement in a community correctional facility
Section 3122 - Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
18 U.S.C. § 3122 Cited 113 times
Allowing a state “investigative or law enforcement officer” to make application for a pen register order to a “court of competent jurisdiction of such State,” “[u]nless prohibited by state law”

The John K. Maciver Institute For Public Policy, Inc. v. Schmitz, Francis et al

71 Cited authorities

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 some orders denying summary judgment constitute " 'final decisions' " under the collateral order doctrine

Holding that a trial judge's adoption of a magistrate judge's findings related to a suppression hearing does not violate due process "so long as the ultimate decision is made by the district court"

Holding that an "exceptional" case under § 285 is "one that stands out from others with respect to the substantive strength of a party's litigating position ... or the unreasonable manner in which the case was litigated"

Holding that qualified immunity gives government officials a right "not merely to avoid standing trial, but also to avoid the burdens of such pretrial matters as discovery" (quoting Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 526, 105 S.Ct. 2806, 86 L.Ed.2d 411 (1985))

Holding that a senior administrator who testified before a legislative committee with oversight of her agency was "discharging the responsibilities of her office, not appearing as 'Jane Q. Public.' "

Holding that a court has no discretion in the assessment of the double-wage penalty

Holding that without any indication that eBay acted in any fashion other than good faith, its compliance fell squarely within the statutory good-faith defense

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

Defining "[i]nvestigative or law enforcement officer" as an officer "empowered by law to conduct investigations of or to make arrests for [certain] offenses . . . and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of such offenses"

Recognizing that these providers "shall disclose" such information "when the governmental entity uses an administrative subpoena authorized by a Federal or State statute"

Providing criminal punishment for person who corruptly obstructs or endeavors to obstruct "due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States"

Granting relief to those "aggrieved by any violation of this chapter in which the conduct constituting the violation is engaged in with a knowing or intentional state of mind"

Restricting use of Internet subscriber information without consent

Adopting terms defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2510

Granting the BOP unfettered discretion to designate the place of a prisoner's imprisonment, including placement in a community correctional facility

Allowing a state “investigative or law enforcement officer” to make application for a pen register order to a “court of competent jurisdiction of such State,” “[u]nless prohibited by state law”