Where a man who was found not guilty of assault and battery after an incident at a Walmart sued a police officer for false arrest and malicious and retaliatory prosecution, but the officer had probable cause to detain the man ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights

Where a detainee alleged a prison guard violated his rights by firing a gas gun without reason and denying him an opportunity to “wash off the chemical agents,” and there is a dispute over what happened during the encounter, the ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a man arrested outside of a restaurant alleged facts suggesting the officers arrested him only after he engaged in constitutionally protected speech, his First Amendment retaliation claim survived the motion to dismiss. Background Drew Tyler Lail filed a multi-count ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the district court lacked insight into why the jury deadlocked on an excessive force claim brought by a detainee against a prison official, but awarded the detainee damages for his retaliation claim, it erred by assuming the two decisions ...

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

Where a man alleged that police officers entered his house without a warrant, slapped his hands while they were behind his back, imprisoned him without reason and conducted an unconstitutional search, his Fourth Amendment claims survive a motion to dismiss. ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

Where medical professionals medicated a suicidal patient in order to collect blood and urine samples for analysis, they were entitled to qualified immunity because a reasonable medical professional would not have understood that his or her conduct was unlawful under ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights

Where a prison official sued for excessive force alleged the detainee failed to exhaust administrative remedies, but the detainee’s complaint stated that he did not have access to a kiosk where grievances were submitted and he did not know how ...

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

Where a detainee alleged he sent eight emergency grievances complaining of hand and wrist injuries to the superintendent of the correctional facility, who responded with denials and inaction, the detainee’s deliberate indifference claim survived the motion to dismiss. Background In ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a correctional officer who was sued for allegedly allowing her canine to bite a detainee after he complied with her orders argued that he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, but there was a genuine issue of fact as ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the evidence suggested the Health Service Director for the Virginia Department of Corrections, or VDOC, approved a decision to not provide dental care at a correctional facility, causing a detainee to suffer additional pain and his dental condition to ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District