Cassilly v. Maryland Dep't of Human Resources, 494 U.S. 1067 (1990). · Go Syfert
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“section 1983 alone creates no substantive rights; rather it provides a remedy for deprivations of rights established elsewhere in the constitution or federal laws.”
139 citation events (19 in the last 25 years) across 46 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Veal v. Memorial Hospital of Washington County (gamd, 1995-07-31)
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Top citers, strongest first. 18 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Veal v. Memorial Hospital of Washington County
M.D. Ga. · 1995 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
section 1983 alone creates no substantive rights; rather it provides a remedy for deprivations of rights established elsewhere in the constitution or federal laws.
cited Cited "see" Coates v. State
Md. Ct. Spec. App. · 2007 · signal: see · confidence high
See Maryland Dep’t of Human Resources v. Bo Peep Day Nursery, 317 Md. 573, 589-90 , 565 A.2d 1015 (1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1067 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 786 (1990).
discussed Cited "see" Pena v. Deprisco
unknown court · 2005 · signal: see · confidence high
See id. at 533-34 (citing Freeman v. Ferguson, 911 F.2d 52, 54 (8th Cir.1990) and Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, 880 F.2d 348, 356-59 (11th Cir.1989), 13 cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990)); see also Vélez-Díaz, 421 F.3d at 79 (“In such scenarios, the government officials and the private actor are essentially joint tortfeasors, and therefore, may incur shared constitutional responsibility.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)).
cited Cited "see" Sciotto Ex Rel. Sciotto v. Marple Newtown School District
E.D. Pa. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cornelius v. Highland Lake, 880 F.2d 348 (11th Cir.1989), reh’g denied, 887 F.2d 1093 , cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990).
discussed Cited "see" Regan v. State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Md. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Department of Human Resources v. Bo Peep, 317 Md. 573, 607-608 , 565 A.2d 1015, 1032 (1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1067 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 786 (1990) (“actual bias” standard determines whether a hearing officer should recuse himself).
discussed Cited "see" Henderson v. Gunther (2×)
Colo. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, 880 F.2d 348, 357-58 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990); L.W. v. Grubbs, 974 F.2d 119, 121 (9th Cir.1992), cert. denied, 508 U.S. 951 , 113 S.Ct. 2442 , 124 L.Ed.2d 660 (1993). 16 In contrast, the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth Circuits have refused to impose a duty to protect unless the State has affirmatively placed a person in a situation of known danger that the person would not have faced in the absence of the State’s involvement. 17 See Uhlrig v. Harder, 64 F.Sd 567, 576 (10th …
discussed Cited "see" Kneipp v. Tedder
3rd Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, 880 F.2d 348 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990); Wood v. Ostrander, 879 F.2d 583 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 938 , 111 S.Ct. 341 , 112 L.Ed.2d 305 (1990). 20 In previous cases, we have considered the possible viability of the state-created danger theory as a mechanism for establishing a constitutional claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 .
discussed Cited "see" Kneipp v. Tedder
3rd Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, 880 F.2d 348 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990); Wood v. Ostrander, 879 F.2d 583 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 938 , 111 S.Ct. 341 , 112 L.Ed.2d 305 (1990).
discussed Cited "see" Rutherford v. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
E.D. Va. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, 880 F.2d 348, 356 (11th Cir.1989) (state permitted inmates to work within community under minimal supervision), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990); Wells v. Walker, 852 F.2d 368 , 371 (8th Cir.1988) (prisoners released from correctional facility dropped off *895 at victim’s grocery store to await bus pickup), ce rt. denied, 489 U.S. 1012 , 109 S.Ct. 1121 , 103 L.Ed.2d 184 (1989); Nishiyama v. Dickson County, 814 F.2d 277, 281 (6th Cir. 1987) (sheriff provided inmate unsupervised use of squad car); Reed v. Gardner, 986…
discussed Cited "see" Uhlrig v. Harder
10th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, Ala., 880 F.2d 348, 357 (11th Cir.1989) (analyzing the risk posed to Town Hall workers by the regular use of violent offenders--as opposed to any specific violent offender--as part of a work-release program), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990).
discussed Cited "see" Uhlrig v. Harder
10th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, Ala., 880 F.2d 348, 357 (11th Cir.1989) (analyzing the risk posed to Town Hall workers by the regular use of violent offenders—as opposed to any specific violent offender—as part of a work-release program), ce rt. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990).
cited Cited "see" Aurelia D. v. Monroe County Board of Education
M.D. Ga. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, Ala., 880 F.2d 348, 353 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990).
discussed Cited "see" 57 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1280, 58 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 41,235, 14 Employee Benefits Cas. 2492 Gerald W. Christopher, Charles L. Prunty, and Billy G. Turner v. Mobil Oil Corporation, Retirement Plan of Mobil Oil Corporation and Rex Adams
5th Cir. · 1992 · signal: accord · confidence high
Pruet Production Co., 784 F.2d at 1279-80 ; accord Chapman v. Homco, Inc., 886 F.2d 756, 758 (5th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1067 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990); Blumberg, 848 F.2d at 645 . 2 The showing required for a prima facie employment discrimination claim is minimal, see Pruet Production Co., 784 F.2d at 1279 , and when "facts that would support a cause of action are or should be apparent," the statute commences even if the employee is not aware of all the evidence that he will ultimately rely upon at trial.
discussed Cited "see" Christopher v. Mobil Oil Corp.
5th Cir. · 1992 · signal: accord · confidence high
Pruet Production Co., 784 F.2d at 1279-80 ; accord Chapman v. Homco, Inc., 886 F.2d 756, 758 (5th Cir.1989), ce rt. denied, 494 U.S. 1067 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990); Blumberg, 848 F.2d at 645 . 2 The showing required for a prima fade employment discrimination claim is minimal, see Pruet Production Co., 784 F.2d at 1279 , and when “facts that would support a cause of action are or should be apparent,” the statute commences even if the employee is not aware of all the evidence that he will ultimately rely upon at trial.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Doe v. Sabine Parish School Board
W.D. La. · 1998 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Wood v. Ostrander, 879 F.2d 583 (9th Cir.1989), ce rt. denied, 498 U.S. 938 , 111 S.Ct. 341 , 112 L.Ed.2d 305 (1990) (police arrested drunk driver and left his female passenger alone on the street in a high crime neighborhood, where she was raped) and Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, 880 F.2d 348 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990) (state placed prisoner with a violent criminal history in a work program at town hall under supervision of untrained employee; prisoner abducted a city employee and held her hostage for three days).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Soto v. Carrasquillo (2×)
1st Cir. · 1997 · signal: see also · confidence low
See White v. Rochford, 592 F.2d 381, 383 (7th Cir.1979) (finding Due Process Clause violation where "unjustified and arbitrary refusal of police officers to lend aid to children endangered by the performance of official duty ... ultimately result[ed] in physical and emotional injury to the children"); see also Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake, 880 F.2d 348 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1066 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 785 (1990); Wood v. Ostrander, 879 F.2d 583 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 938 , 111 S.Ct. 341 , 112 L.Ed.2d 305 (1990); Checki v. Webb, 785 F.2d 534, 538 …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States Gypsum Co. v. Mayor of Baltimore
Md. · 1994 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Department v. Bo Peep, 317 Md. 573, 588-589 , 565 A.2d 1015, 1022 (1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1067 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 786 (1990); Cobey v. State, 80 Md.App. 31 , 559 A.2d 391 , cert. denied, 317 Md. 542 , 565 A.2d 670 (1989); Clarksville-Montgomery County Sch.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission v. Smith
Md. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Department v. Bo Peep, 317 Md. 573, 586 , 565 A.2d 1015 (1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1067 , 110 S.Ct. 1784 , 108 L.Ed.2d 786 (1990) (in cases of suspected child abuse, Maryland Department of Human Resources exercised active role of policy formulation and protection of children, not just passive quasi-judicial one).
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Cassilly
v.
Maryland Department of Human Resources
No. 89-1294.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 2, 1990.
494 U.S. 1067

Ct. App. Md. Certiorari denied.