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Seventh Circuit· 7/21/2020

Dawn Hanson v. Chris LeVan

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  • 967 F.3d 584

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  • recognizing that a district court can dismiss a complaint based on qualified immunity “if the allegations in the complaint fail to state a claim of a clearly established right having been violated”
  • explaining that the plausibility standard is “why ‘a complaint is generally not dismissed under Rule 12(b)(6) on qualified immunity grounds”
  • ruling on motion to dismiss § 1983 claim that employment termination violated First Amendment as impermissibly based on political affiliation
  • finding that a deputy assessor’s use of predetermined formulas and computer programs established by statutes, regulations, guidelines, and superiors “suggest[ed] that any discretion the position holds is channeled by professional rather than political norms.”
  • explaining that dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) “is [not] always (if ever) the most suitable procedural setting to determine whether an official is qualifiedly immune, because immunity may depend on particular facts that a plaintiff need not plead to state a claim”
  • Referring to “the mismatch between the 12(b)(6) plausibility standard and the often fact-intensive nature of qualified-immunity inquiries.”

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Judges: Kanne

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