Tag: §1983

qualified immunity granted for officer who consulted with prosecutor before making arrest

Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Some time before she was arrested, Jacqueline Perry voiced concerns at a neighborhood meeting

Qualified immunity denied when speed to force not justified and results in death of subject

Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Armando Frank, a mentally ill, disabled veteran, was a lifelong resident of Marksville,

Qualified immunity denied for police chief who pushed subordinates to file false affidavits against sergeant

Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Rodney Guerra was promoted to sergeant in the patrol department of the City’s

Qualified immunity denied for officer making arrest based off of facebook post

Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Waylon Bailey lives in central Louisiana. On March 20, 2020—during the first month

officer not liable for excessive force although video showed subject hand was empty

Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) During the early morning hours of March 31, 2017, Brian Poole was driving

Qualified immunity granted for officer who entered gated curtilage to arrest subject who walked away and refused to provide identification – see update at bottom of case

Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Ricardo Sauceda was fifty years old and disabled at the time of the