321 F. Supp. 2d 733 - Veney v. Ojeda’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
1 district ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1441 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Illinois v. Gates · Wong Sun v. United States · Graham v. Connor
Most-quoted passages
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“In DeChene v. Smallwood, 226 Va. 475, 479 , 311 S.E.2d 749 (1984), the Supreme Court of Virginia made clear that a law enforcement officer may not be held hable for a false arrest if the officer acted “ ‘in good faith and with probable cause.’ ” Id. (quoting Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547, 555 , 87 S.Ct. 1213 , 18 L.Ed.2d 288 (1967)). To establish the defense, an officer “ ‘need not allege and prove probable cause in the constitutional sense.’ ” Id. (citing Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bur. of Narc., 456 F.2d 1339, 1347 (2d Cir. 1972)). Instead, the officer must allege and prove (i) that he believed in good faith that the arrest was lawful and (ii) that his belief was reasonable. Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In Virginia, a government agent performing discretionary functions is protected from civil suit by sovereign immunity unless the agent’s actions were grossly negligent. See McLenagan, 27 F.3d at 1009 n. 10 (citing Colby v. Boyden, 241 Va. 125, 128-29 , 400 S.E.2d 184 (1991)). Gross negligence is defined as the “absence of slight diligence, or the want of even scant care.” Id. at 1009 (quoting Frazier v. City of Norfolk, 234 Va. 388, 393 , 362 S.E.2d 688 (1987)). Put differently, to prove gross negligence, a plaintiff must prove “an utter disregard of prudence amounting to complete neglect of the safety of another.” Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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