514 F. Supp. 2d 482 - Farid v. Ellen’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

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1. “All defendants are entitled to summary judgment on the defense of qualified immunity because the right was not clearly established. Alternatively, and assuming, arguendo, that the right was clearly established, summary judgment in favor of defendants would be proper because reasonable prison officials could have disagreed as to whether the right would be violated by their actions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Farid v. Ellen

2. “on this record ... Rules 113.23 and 114. 10, as they were applied to Farid, did not contain explicit standards and gave prison officers unfettered discretion in interpreting what conduct is prohibited. That unfettered discretion impermissibly permitted the viewpoint expressed by the inmate to enter into an evaluation of whether the conduct was violative of the rules.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Farid v. Ellen

3. “In addition to those items of contraband specifically identified by this rule series, an inmate shall not possess any item unless it has been specifically authorized by the superintendent or designee, the rules of the department or the local rules of the facility.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Farid v. Ellen