Williams-Boldware v. Denton County’s Empirical Analysis
741 F.3d 635 · 2014
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988 · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Shackelford v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP · Flowers v. Southern Regional Physician Services Inc. · Hockman v. Westward Communications, LLC
Most-quoted passages
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“[b]efore allowing discovery in a matter where qualified immunity is alleged, the district court must first find 'that the plaintiff's pleadings assert facts which, if true, would overcome' a qualified immunity defense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“One of the most salient benefits of qualified immunity is protection from pretrial discovery ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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