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Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Eighth Amendment Claim Against Corrections Secretary
Teryleisha Wright v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, ...
Appellate Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip and Suspicious Behavior
Young v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to...
Sheriff Not Liable for Arrestee's Injuries
State ex rel. Fritsche v. Cook, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the...
Judicial Immunity Shields Judge and County Court from Due Process Claim
Layfield v. County Court, Calhoun County, Florida, Dyer, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Layfield, sued the County Co...
Appellate court affirms dismissal of due process claim against FDOC
Javoney D. Roberts v. Florida Department of Corrections, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Javoney D. Roberts, sued ...
Prisoner transfer does not violate due process without a protected liberty interest
Bonner v. Florida Department of Corrections, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the Florida Dep...
Eighth Circuit Denies Inmate's Preliminary Injunction for Excessive Force Claim
David Vipond v. David DeGroat, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction s...
Officer's Use of Force During Arrest Deemed Reasonable, Qualified Immunity Granted
Louis Alford v. Brandon Deffendoll, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...
Former inmate's Eighth Amendment medical care claim against governor dismissed
Susannah Kipke v. Wes Moore, decided by Fourth Circuit on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former inmate's lawsuit...
Officer's use of force and arrest deemed reasonable, qualified immunity granted
Brandi Booth v. Jonathan Lazzara, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the de...
Court finds no state action, dismisses constitutional claims
J.F. v. Twining, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, J.F., sued the defendant, Twining, alleging that Twining's actions constitut...
Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Inmate's Civil Rights Claims
Ortega v. Lujan Grisham, decided by Tenth Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit reviewed a district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former in...
County employee not indemnified for legal fees due to misconduct
State ex rel. Hairston v. Noble, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that...
Trump immune from civil liability for Jan 6th incitement claims
DC v. Donald Trump, decided by D.C. Circuit on November 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The District of Columbia sued Donald Trump for violations of the Ku Klux Klan Act, alleging he in...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Officer in Excessive Force Case
Terence Jannke v. Michael Gierach, decided by Seventh Circuit on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to ...
BWC Can Recover Overpaid Workers' Comp Benefits Despite Clerical Error
State ex rel. Eldridge v. Kilbane, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensat...
Third Circuit Denies Inmate's Preliminary Injunction for Excessive Force Claim
Rocky Freeman v. J. Lincalis, decided by Third Circuit on October 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction soug...
Prosecutorial Immunity Shields Former Prosecutor from Civil Rights Claims
Chen v. Rubio, decided by Second Circuit on October 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, a former f...
Prosecutor Not Immune from Civil Rights Claim Over Withheld Evidence
Stacey Bridges v. J.C. Poe, Jr., decided by Eleventh Circuit on October 17, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss ...
Third Circuit Affirms Denial of New Trial in Excessive Force Case
Andrew Perrong v. Matthew Bradford, decided by Third Circuit on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for a new trial...
Colorado Court of Appeals: County Commissioners' Settlement Vote Protected by Legislative Immunity
Lora Thomas, in her official capacity as a Douglas County Commissioner v. Abraham Jarod Laydon, Esq., an individual, in his official capacity as a Douglas County Commissioner; George Teal, an individu...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Prison Officials in Excessive Force Case
Fugedi v. Initram, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Initr...
Fourth Circuit: State AG's Office Not a "Person" for Section 1983 Claims
Marlon McDougall v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Fourth Circuit on September 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former inmate's l...
Seventh Circuit Upholds Gang Loitering Ordinance Against Fourth Amendment Challenge
Vaughn Neita v. City of Chicago, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Vaughn Neita aga...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Excessive Force Claim Against Prison Guard
State ex rel. Alford v. Diehl, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former inm...