22 Cited authorities

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
477 U.S. 317 (1986) Cited 216,014 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"
Saucier v. Katz
533 U.S. 194 (2001) Cited 20,231 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."
Sandin v. Conner
515 U.S. 472 (1995) Cited 18,610 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
Anderson v. Creighton
483 U.S. 635 (1987) Cited 15,397 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that an officer is entitled to qualified immunity if "a reasonable officer could have believed" that the search was lawful "in light of clearly established law and the information the searching officers possessed"
Wolff v. McDonnell
418 U.S. 539 (1974) Cited 19,225 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that declaratory judgment as a predicate to a damages award would not be barred, but that a civil rights claim that would affect the duration of incarceration is foreclosed by Preiser
Superintendent v. Hill
472 U.S. 445 (1985) Cited 8,281 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the some-evidence standard was satisfied where three inmates were seen fleeing the scene of an assault but the evidence "did not support an inference that . . . either of the respondents was the assailant or otherwise participated in the assault"
Bounds v. Smith
430 U.S. 817 (1977) Cited 8,219 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that states must provide prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law
Madrid v. Gomez
889 F. Supp. 1146 (N.D. Cal. 1995) Cited 270 times
Holding that imposition of prolonged solitary confinement on prisoners with mental illness violates the Eighth Amendment even when imposed to prevent organized crime
Straughn v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
250 F.3d 23 (1st Cir. 2001) Cited 211 times
Holding that stray remarks may be considered evidence of bias only in combination with other evidence and if they were temporally close and causally related to the adverse employment decision
Wilson v. City of Boston
421 F.3d 45 (1st Cir. 2005) Cited 98 times
Holding that law was clearly established despite the plaintiffs failure to "identif[y] any cases in which this issue has arisen in [this] context . . ."
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 485,542 times 688 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 344,855 times 920 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,220 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Tyree, et al v. Weld, et al

22 Cited authorities

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 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 liberty interests requiring procedural due process are limited to freedom from restraints that impose "atypical and significant hardship" as compared to ordinary prison life

Holding that an officer is entitled to qualified immunity if "a reasonable officer could have believed" that the search was lawful "in light of clearly established law and the information the searching officers possessed"

Holding that declaratory judgment as a predicate to a damages award would not be barred, but that a civil rights claim that would affect the duration of incarceration is foreclosed by Preiser

Holding that the some-evidence standard was satisfied where three inmates were seen fleeing the scene of an assault but the evidence "did not support an inference that . . . either of the respondents was the assailant or otherwise participated in the assault"

Holding that states must provide prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law

Holding that imposition of prolonged solitary confinement on prisoners with mental illness violates the Eighth Amendment even when imposed to prevent organized crime

Holding that stray remarks may be considered evidence of bias only in combination with other evidence and if they were temporally close and causally related to the adverse employment decision

Holding that law was clearly established despite the plaintiffs failure to "identif[y] any cases in which this issue has arisen in [this] context . . ."

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

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