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10 Montana opinions name it 1 courts 1980–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Montana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Pearson v. Callahangreen2 sentences2025See § 2-9-305(5), MCA.8 ¶20 Lawellin is also personally protected by qualified immunity under Pearson, which provides that individual government officials are immune from 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil damages when their conduct “does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” Pearson, 555 U.S. at 231-45 , 129 S. Ct. at 815-23 (law enforcement officers were entitled to qualified immunity, and thereby immune from civil damages, because their conduct was not a constitutional violation). 2025See § 2-9-305(5), MCA.8 ¶20 Lawellin is also personally protected by qualified immunity under Pearson, which provides that individual government officials are immune from 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil damages when their conduct “does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” Pearson, 555 U.S. at 231-45 , 129 S. Ct. at 815-23 (law enforcement officers were entitled to qualified immunity, and thereby immune from civil damages, because their conduct was not a constitutional violation). | 1 | 1 |
Ybarra v. Bastiangreen1 sentence2013Ybarra v. Bastian, 647 F.2d 891, 892-93 (9th Cir. 1981). | 1 | 1 |
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Fish & Game Commission, Idahogreen1 sentence1997See Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Fish & Game Comm’n, Idaho (9th Cir. 1994), 42 F.3d 1278 , 1284 (citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Montana. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Memphis Community School District v. Stachura
green
2 sentences2014The issue in Stachura, however, was “whether 42 U.S.C. § 1983 authorizes an award of compensatory damages based on the factfinder’s assessment of the value or importance of a substantive constitutional right.” 477 U.S. at 300 , 106 S. Ct. at 2539 . 2014The issue in Stachura, however, was “whether 42 U.S.C. § 1983 authorizes an award of compensatory damages based on the factfinder’s assessment of the value or importance of a substantive constitutional right.” 477 U.S. at 300 , 106 S. Ct. at 2539 . | 2 | 2014–2014 |
Wilson v. Garcia
red
2 sentences2014The Supreme Court did not consider whether an alleged constitutional violation may be construed as “an injury to person” for purposes of a statute governing the limitations period. ¶57 In contrast, the Supreme Court did consider this question the year before in Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 , 105 S. Ct. 1938 (1985). 2014The Supreme Court did not consider whether an alleged constitutional violation may be construed as “an injury to person” for purposes of a statute governing the limitations period. ¶57 In contrast, the Supreme Court did consider this question the year before in Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 , 105 S. Ct. 1938 (1985). | 2 | 2014–2014 |
Heck v. Humphrey
green
1 sentence2018The federal court dismissed Pierce’s § 1983 claims as barred under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) (holding that a plaintiff cannot prosecute a § 1983 action for damages if the action’s success would imply that the plaintiff’s existing criminal conviction or sentence is invalid). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Germann v. Stephens
green
2 sentences2009Beasley seeks to vindicate these alleged constitutional violations through an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . ¶13 As we discussed in Germann v. Stephens, 2006 MT 130, ¶ 26 , 332 Mont. 303 , 137 P.3d 545 , a plaintiff first must establish that he possesses a protected liberty or property interest to establish a viable § 1983 claim because the guarantees of the 5th and 14th amendments apply only when a constitutionally protected liberty or property interest is at stake. 2009Beasley seeks to vindicate these alleged constitutional violations through an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . ¶13 As we discussed in Germann v. Stephens, 2006 MT 130, ¶ 26 , 332 Mont. 303 , 137 P.3d 545 , a plaintiff first must establish that he possesses a protected liberty or property interest to establish a viable § 1983 claim because the guarantees of the 5th and 14th amendments apply only when a constitutionally protected liberty or property interest is at stake. | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Kenyon v. Stillwater County
green
2 sentences2006The Council Members counter that our decision in Kenyon v. Stillwater County (1992), 254 Mont. 142 , 835 P.2d 742 , and the plain language of § 2-9-305(5), MCA, dictate that § 2-9-305(5), MCA, serves as more than just a double recovery statute. 2006The Council Members counter that our decision in Kenyon v. Stillwater County (1992), 254 Mont. 142 , 835 P.2d 742 , and the plain language of § 2-9-305(5), MCA, dictate that § 2-9-305(5), MCA, serves as more than just a double recovery statute. | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Dorwart v. Caraway
red
1 sentence1999Dorwart v. Caraway, 1998 MT 191, ¶ 114 , *379 290 Mont. 196, ¶ 114 , 966 P.2d 1121, ¶ 114 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Dorwart v. Caraway
red
1 sentence1999Dorwart v. Caraway, 1998 MT 191, ¶ 114 , *379 290 Mont. 196, ¶ 114 , 966 P.2d 1121, ¶ 114 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Dorwart v. Caraway
red
1 sentence1999Dorwart v. Caraway, 1998 MT 191, ¶ 114 , *379 290 Mont. 196, ¶ 114 , 966 P.2d 1121, ¶ 114 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Carey v. Piphus
green
2 sentences1980Carey v. Piphus (1978), 435 U.S. 247, 254 , 98 S.Ct. 1042, 1047 , 55 L.Ed.2d 252 . 1980Carey v. Piphus (1978), 435 U.S. 247, 254 , 98 S.Ct. 1042, 1047 , 55 L.Ed.2d 252 . | 1 | 1980–1980 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.