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defense of qualified immunity in Wyoming

7 Wyoming opinions name it 1 courts 1989–2021 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Wyoming 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.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Brown v. Montoyagreen
ca10 · 2011 · cited in 1 Wyoming opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021Boyer- Gladden v. Hill, 2010 WY 12, ¶ 12 , 224 P.3d 21, 27 (Wyo. 2010); see also Brown v. Montoya, 662 F.3d 1152, 1164 (10th Cir. 2011).

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BOYER-GLADDEN v. Hillgreen
wyo · 2010 · cited in 1 Wyoming opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
2 sentences

2021Boyer- Gladden v. Hill, 2010 WY 12, ¶ 12 , 224 P.3d 21, 27 (Wyo. 2010); see also Brown v. Montoya, 662 F.3d 1152, 1164 (10th Cir. 2011).

2021Boyer- Gladden v. Hill, 2010 WY 12, ¶ 12 , 224 P.3d 21, 27 (Wyo. 2010); see also Brown v. Montoya, 662 F.3d 1152, 1164 (10th Cir. 2011).

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Patton v. Blackgreen
ala · 1994 · cited in 1 Wyoming opinions naming this issue, 1996–1996
1 sentence

1996Patton v. Black, 646 So.2d 8, 10 (Ala.1994); 2A James W.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Wyoming. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (6)

CaseCitedYears
Darrar v. Bourke green
wyo · 1996
1 sentence

2012Darrar, 910 P.2d at 575-76 .

12012–2012
DeWald v. State green
wyo · 1986
1 sentence

2000DeWald, 719 P.2d at 649 .

12000–2000
Gressley v. Deutsch green
wyd · 1994
2 sentences

1999Id. at 1492 .

1999Id. at 1498 .

11999–1999
Lawson v. Garcia green
wyo · 1996
2 sentences

1996In that appeal, we reversed the district court's order, holding that Lawson was entitled to invoke the defense of qualified immunity. 912 P.2d at 1139 .

1996In that appeal, we reversed the district court’s order, holding that Lawson was entitled to invoke the defense of qualified immunity. 912 P.2d at 1139 .

11996–1996
Melvin Alexander, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated v. Lamar Alexander, Governor green
ca6 · 1983
1 sentence

1989Alexander, 706 F.2d 751 .

11989–1989
Harlow v. Fitzgerald green
scotus · 1982
2 sentences

1989This defense is set forth in Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 , 102 S.Ct. 2727 , 73 L.Ed.2d 396 (1982), as follows: We therefore hold that government officials performing discretionary functions, generally are shielded from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.

1989This defense is set forth in Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 , 102 S.Ct. 2727 , 73 L.Ed.2d 396 (1982), as follows: We therefore hold that government officials performing discretionary functions, generally are shielded from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.

11989–1989

Statutes the citing opinions construe

USC § 42u.s.c.1983 (4) WY § Wyo. Stat. § 1-39-101 (3)

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.

Where else courts name it

NY 46 (1944–2024) TX 35 (1978–2024) OH 34 (1980–2026) NC 29 (1963–2022) NJ 20 (1975–2025) AL 18 (1991–2025) CA 15 (1921–2017) MA 14 (1991–2026) CT 12 (1992–2009) MD 11 (1959–2020) FL 11 (1981–2010) NM 10 (1964–2024) MI 9 (1987–2019) PA 9 (1938–2025) MO 9 (1954–2000) DC 8 (1970–2024) WV 8 (1943–2023) CO 7 (1990–2002) WY 7 (1989–2021) SC 7 (1962–2015) LA 6 (1977–2008) IA 6 (1972–2013) MS 6 (1991–2005) WI 6 (1987–2000) AZ 6 (1970–2011) SD 6 (1993–2021) TN 5 (1996–2011) GA 5 (1992–2015) WA 4 (1978–2024) KS 4 (1994–2013) VA 4 (1985–2014) IN 4 (1977–1989) OK 4 (1981–2017) OR 4 (1960–2012) ME 3 (1998–2023) ID 3 (1987–2004) IL 3 (1975–2006) AR 3 (1987–2013) NE 2 (1931–1999) VT 2 (2024–2024) MN 2 (1994–1997) RI 2 (1992–2023)

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.

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