Second Circuit Section 1983 Cases
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The Second Circuit covers Connecticut, New York, and Vermont. Its published decisions bind the federal district courts in those states.
Only published circuit opinions and Supreme Court decisions can clearly establish law for qualified immunity in the Second Circuit. District-court decisions from the circuit are included here for how they apply that law, not as its source.
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Mata v. Avianca, Inc.
678 F. Supp. 3d 443 (S.D.N.Y. 2023) · Jun 22, 2023
The court sanctioned lawyers who filed AI-generated fake case citations and false quotations without verifying that the cited authorities were real.
Case v. City of New York
233 F. Supp. 3d 372 (S.D.N.Y. 2017) · Feb 10, 2017
Plaintiffs stated viable § 1983 claims against NYPD officers and the City of New York for unlawful arrests during Occupy Wall Street protests, and the court applied Pullman abstention to related First Amendment challenges to protest regulations.
Amnesty America v. Town of West Hartford
361 F.3d 113 (2d Cir. 2004) · Mar 15, 2004
The Second Circuit addressed the statute of limitations for § 1983 excessive force claims brought as a class action, holding that the plaintiffs' claims were time-barred where they failed to file within the applicable limitations period. The court also examined Monell municipal liability and the standards for bringing class-wide excessive force claims against a police department.
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