Britton v. Maloney, No. Civ. No. 93-11430-NG (D.Mass.) (981 F.Supp. 25) (September 26, 1997) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1998
published in Punch and Jurists
January 26, 1998
Filed under:
Punch And Jurists,
Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
This decision by Judge Gertner is one of her typical gems which focused on the defense of immunity in civil rights actions and presents a detailed and critical analysis of Albright v. Oliver, 510 U.S. 266.
In sharp contrast to the callousness and circumvention that sometimes emanates from the prairie ...
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Punch and Jurists, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- U.S. v. Courtois, No. 96-5105 (10th Cir.) (131 F.3d 937) (December 11, 1997) (Judge Carlos Lucero)
- U.S. v. Chen, No. 95-5036 (4th Cir.) (131 F.3d 375) (October 31, 1997) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
- U.S. v. Boyd, No. 94-8074 (11th Cir.) (131 F.3d 951) (December 18, 1997) (Per Curiam)
- U.S. v. Hebert, No. 96-41240 (5th Cir.) (131 F.3d 514) (December 15, 1997) (Per Curiam)
- Howard v. Moore, No. 95-4017 (4th Cir.) (131 F.3d 399) (December 9, 1997) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
- Fraternal Order of Police v. U.S., No. 97-0145 (JR) (D.D.C.) (981 F.Supp. 1) (October 2, 1997) (Judge James Robertson)
- U.S. v. Hebert, No. 96-41240 (5th Cir.) (131 F.3d 514) (December 15, 1997) (Per Curiam)
- U.S. v. Moore, No. 96-5852 (6th Cir.) (131 F.3d 595) (December 11, 1997) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
- U.S. v. Hunter, No. Cr. No. 97-37-N (M.D.Ala.) (980 F.Supp. 1439) (October 28, 1997) (Judge Myron H. Thompson)
- U.S. v. Knobloch, No. 96-3022 (3rd Cir.) (131 F.3d 366) (December 10, 1997) (Judge Walter K. Stapleton)
- U.S. v. Dierling, No. 97-1021 (8th Cir.) (131 F.3d 722) (December 9, 1997) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)
- Howard v. Moore, No. 95-4017 (4th Cir.) (131 F.3d 399) (December 9, 1997) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
- U.S. v. Hunter, No. Cr. No. 97-37-N (M.D.Ala.) (980 F.Supp. 1439) (October 28, 1997) (Judge Myron H. Thompson)
- Museitef v. U.S., No. 96-3195 (8th Cir.) (131 F.3d 714) (November 10, 1997) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)
- U.S. v. Dierling, No. 97-1021 (8th Cir.) (131 F.3d 722) (December 9, 1997) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)
- Neal v. Shimoda, No. 95-16564 (9th Cir.) (131 F.3d 818) (December 11, 1997) (Judge Thomas G. Nelson)
- U.S. v. Dierling, No. 97-1021 (8th Cir.) (131 F.3d 722) (December 9, 1997) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)
- Howard v. Moore, No. 95-4017 (4th Cir.) (131 F.3d 399) (December 9, 1997) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
- Mackall v. Angelone, No. 95-4018 (4th Cir.) (131 F.3d 442) (December 18, 1997) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)
- Britton v. Maloney, No. Civ. No. 93-11430-NG (D.Mass.) (981 F.Supp. 25) (September 26, 1997) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
- Britton v. Maloney, No. Civ. No. 93-11430-NG (D.Mass.) (981 F.Supp. 25) (September 26, 1997) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
- U.S. v. Hunter, No. Cr. No. 97-37-N (M.D.Ala.) (980 F.Supp. 1439) (October 28, 1997) (Judge Myron H. Thompson)
- Howard v. Moore, No. 95-4017 (4th Cir.) (131 F.3d 399) (December 9, 1997) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
- U.S. v. Saacks, No. 97-30246 (5th Cir.) (131 F.3d 540) (December 16, 1997) (Judge Jacques L. Jr. Wiener)
- U.S. v. Ross, No. 96-3556 (11th Cir.) (131 F.3d 970) (December 19, 1997) (Judge Arthur L. Alarcon)
- Gabbert v. Conn, No. 95-56610 (9th Cir.) (131 F.3d 793) (December 8, 1997) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins)
- U.S. v. Boyd, No. 94-8074 (11th Cir.) (131 F.3d 951) (December 18, 1997) (Per Curiam)
- U.S. v. Ward, No. 96-5789 (3rd Cir.) (131 F.3d 335) (November 13, 1997) (Judge Max Rosenn)
- U.S. v. Rivera, No. 96-2188 (1st Cir.) (131 F.3d 222) (December 2, 1997) (Judge Frank M. Coffin)
- U.S. v. Moore, No. 96-5852 (6th Cir.) (131 F.3d 595) (December 11, 1997) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
- U.S. v. Maxwell, No. 97-1557 (7th Cir.) (131 F.3d 622) (December 4, 1997) (Judge Walter J. Cummings)
More from these topics:
- Eleventh Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Georgia Jailers Who Housed White Detainee With Black Cellmate Held for Racially Motivated Attack, Aug. 15, 2024. Racial/Ethnic Bias/Profiling, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
- The Catch-22 of Qualified Immunity, Aug. 15, 2024. Police Misconduct, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
- Eighth Circuit Largely Restores Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guards in Use of Force on Bipolar Prisoner, July 1, 2024. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
- Qualified Immunity Denied to Former New Mexico Warden in Prisoner’s Sexual Abuse Claim, May 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Discovery, Qualified Immunity, Supervisory Liability, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
- Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Illinois Jail Guards Who Relied on Nurse’s Opinion that Detainee Was “Faking” Symptoms Before He Died, April 26, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Qualified Immunity, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.
- Eighth Circuit: Arkansas Detainee Suffering Fatal Seizure Might Have Been Faking or Might Have Gotten Better, April 26, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Seizures, Failure to Treat, Drug Overdose, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.
- Sixth Circuit Refuses Michigan Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim Despite Guard’s Conviction for Battery, April 1, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, State Law Claims, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
- Eighth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Missouri Prison Chief in Sexual Abuse Claims Against Former Guard, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
- Eighth Circuit Issues Primer on Informal Due Process Procedures to Missouri Prisoner, March 1, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Qualified Immunity, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Inmate Disciplinary Hearings, Prison Disciplinary Proceedings.
- Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Jail Misconduct, Strip Searches, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Searches - Body/Strip, Immunity, Non-Consensual.