401 F. Supp. 2d 1240 - Smith v. Haley’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000C
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Kentucky v. Graham
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“[Bjecause the term at issue is “government,” the definitional words “official” and “other person acting under color of State law” could be reasonably read, and understood, to make clear that such person’s actions would make the government for which he worked liable under RLUIPA, and thus the words could be read to mean that such person could be sued in his official, and not necessarily individual, capacity. Because there is simply nothing in the statute that clearly suggests that government employees can be liable for damages in their indi vidual capacities, the court doubts that RLUIPA provides for such.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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