Vester v. Hallock’s Empirical Analysis
864 F.3d 884 · 2017
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Creighton · Graham v. Connor · Ashcroft v. al-Kidd · Ashcroft v. al-Kidd · 134 S. Ct. 2012 - Plumhoff v. Rickard
Most-quoted passages
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“must consider 'whether the plaintiff has stated a plausible claim for violation of a constitutional or statutory right and whether the right was clearly established at the time of the alleged infraction.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wells v. Cole“it is unnecessary to have 'a case directly on point, but existing precedent must have placed the statutory or constitutional question beyond debate.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wells v. Cole“a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates [a certain] right,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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