Where the parties disputed whether a doctor acknowledged the detainee had a serious medical need to have his blood glucose level checked and insulin administered before meals, and that he knew that failing to do so posed a substantial risk ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a man and woman attending a protest alleged that the Fredericksburg city manager and chief of police directed officers to spray the protestors with pepper spray, after declaring the protest was an unlawful assembly, their First Amendment retaliation and ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a disciplinary hearing officer refused to allow a detainee charged with “conspir[ing] or making plans to commit/possession of unauthorized drugs,” to call a witness in his defense, and where the detainee was found guilty and lost good-conduct time as ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a man involved in a traffic stop sued the officers for assault and battery and false imprisonment, the reasonableness of the officers’ actions was a jury question and Virginia sovereign immunity did not apply to intentional torts, the officers’ ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a detainee alleged that he was denied medical care despite several communications with jail officials, and discovery could reveal evidence of widespread issues concerning medical care at the Chesapeake Correctional Center, a municipal liability claim survived the motion to ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a detainee suing for civil rights violations moved for sanctions after learning that videos of his physical altercation were not preserved, and he timely objected to a magistrate judge’s decision denying his motion, the district court must consider the ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights Judge James A. Wynn Jr.

Where a woman argued it was against her Muslim faith to remove her hijab in the presence of mixed gender company with whom she is not directly related, and the state failed to show why it had a compelling interest ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the Parole Board explained that it denied parole to the detainee because of the “serious nature and circumstances of [his] offense,” its conclusion that he should “serve more of [his] sentence prior to release on parole” and that to ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Leonie M. Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a homeowner alleged a county official violated the Fourth Amendment by entering his property without a warrant, but the property does not contain a home, the entirety of the property is considered an open field and, under the “open ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Although a man suing a sheriff’s deputy for injuries allegedly suffered during an encounter failed to file suit within two years after the incident, his suit was not time-barred because he benefitted from the additional 126 days granted by the ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District