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7 Georgia opinions name it 1 courts 1996–2017 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|
Lassiter v. Alabamared2 sentences1998“For the law to be clearly established to the point that qualified immunity does not apply, the law must have earlier been developed in such a concrete and factually defined context to make it obvious to all reasonable government actors, in the defendant’s place, that ‘what he is doing5 violates federal [or constitutional] law.” (Citation omitted.) Lassiter v. Alabama A & M Univ. &c., 28 F3d 1146 , 1149 (11th Cir. 1994). 1997“For the law to be clearly established to the point that qualified immunity does not apply, the law must have earlier been developed in such a concrete and factually defined context to make it obvious to all reasonable government actors, in the defendant’s place, that ‘what he is doing’ violates federal law.” Lassiter v. Alabama A & M Univ. &c., 28 F3d 1146 , 1149 (8) (11th Cir.). “ ‘General propositions have little to do with the concept of qualified immunity.’ [Cit.] ‘If case law, in factual terms, has not staked out a bright line, qualified immunity almost always protects the defendant.’ [C | 2 | 3 |
BD. OF COM'RS OF EFFINGHAM CTY. v. Farmergreen2 sentences2017Board of Commissioners of Effingham County , supra at 824 (2), 493 S.E.2d 21 . (citation and punctuation omitted) Stated another way, "[u]nless a government agent's act is so obviously wrong ... that only a plainly incompetent officer or one who was knowingly violating the law would have done such a thing, the government actor has immunity from suit." Maxwell v. Mayor & Aldermen of the City of Savannah , 226 Ga. App. 705 , 707 (1), 487 S.E.2d 478 (1997) (citation and punctuation omitted). " In all but the most exceptional cases , qualified immunity protects government officials performing disc 2017“For the law to be clearly established to the point that qualified immunity does not apply, the law must have earlier been developed in such a concrete and factually defined context to make it obvious to all reasonable government actors, in the defendant’s place, that ‘what he is doing’ violates federal law.” Board of Commissioners of Effingham County, supra at 824. | 1 | 2 |
Maxwell v. MAYOR & ALDER. OF SAVANNAHgreen2 sentences2017Board of Commissioners of Effingham County , supra at 824 (2), 493 S.E.2d 21 . (citation and punctuation omitted) Stated another way, "[u]nless a government agent's act is so obviously wrong ... that only a plainly incompetent officer or one who was knowingly violating the law would have done such a thing, the government actor has immunity from suit." Maxwell v. Mayor & Aldermen of the City of Savannah , 226 Ga. App. 705 , 707 (1), 487 S.E.2d 478 (1997) (citation and punctuation omitted). " In all but the most exceptional cases , qualified immunity protects government officials performing disc 2017Board of Commissioners of Effingham County , supra at 824 (2), 493 S.E.2d 21 . (citation and punctuation omitted) Stated another way, "[u]nless a government agent's act is so obviously wrong ... that only a plainly incompetent officer or one who was knowingly violating the law would have done such a thing, the government actor has immunity from suit." Maxwell v. Mayor & Aldermen of the City of Savannah , 226 Ga. App. 705 , 707 (1), 487 S.E.2d 478 (1997) (citation and punctuation omitted). " In all but the most exceptional cases , qualified immunity protects government officials performing disc | 1 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Gardner v. Rogers
green
2 sentences2017The test for determining whether a defendant is protected from suit by the doctrine of qualified immunity is the objective reasonableness of the defendant's conduct as measured by reference to clearly established law[; in this regard,] a reasonably competent public official should know the established law governing his conduct. *61 Gardner v. Rogers , 224 Ga. App. 165 , 167 (1), 480 S.E.2d 217 (1996) (citation and punctuation omitted). *306 For the law to be clearly established to the point that qualified immunity does not apply, the law must have earlier been developed in such a concrete and 2017The test for determining whether a defendant is protected from suit by the doctrine of qualified immunity is the objective reasonableness of the defendant's conduct as measured by reference to clearly established law[; in this regard,] a reasonably competent public official should know the established law governing his conduct. *61 Gardner v. Rogers , 224 Ga. App. 165 , 167 (1), 480 S.E.2d 217 (1996) (citation and punctuation omitted). *306 For the law to be clearly established to the point that qualified immunity does not apply, the law must have earlier been developed in such a concrete and | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Jenkins ex rel. Hall v. Talladega City Board of Education
green
1 sentence2000(Citations and punctuation omitted.) Jenkins v. Talladega City Bd. of Ed., 115 F3d 821 , 823 (11th Cir. 1997). | 1 | 2000–2000 |
Thomas v. Holt
green
1 sentence1997(Cit.)’ [Cit.]” Id. at 348 . | 1 | 1997–1997 |
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.