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· 4/6/2015

Cardinalli v. Cardinalli

Citations

  • 135 S. Ct. 1739
  • 191 L. Ed. 2d 703

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that vicarious liability tort claims against both an official and the government proceed against the official in his or her official capacity
  • holding that the proper review for the trial court’s application of the law is de novo
  • finding that an issue was not preserved for review on appeal except for plain error because appellant made a general objection when he could have made a specific objection
  • finding that an issue was not Brown Test. (J.A. 51-52.
  • “Under the common law and the Supreme Court's section 1983 decisions, government officials sued in their individual capacities are entitled to the defense of qualified immunity.”
  • “Under the common law and the Supreme Court's section 1983 decisions, government officials sued in their individual capacities are entitled to the defense of qualified immunity.”

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