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· 6/29/2011

Diaz-Bigio v. Santini

Citations

  • 652 F.3d 45
  • 32 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 719
  • 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 13257
  • 2011 WL 2557003

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that liability under the “fact-intensive balancing test” required by Pickering “can rarely be considered ‘clearly established’ for qualified immunity”
  • reversing denial of qualified immunity to employer on summary judgment where city took employee’s criticisms (continued...
  • “substantial weight has been given to government employers’ reasonable predictions of disruption” (quotations and citations omitted)
  • “The legitimate interest of public employers in maintaining discipline is well established.”
  • granting qualified immunity on summary judgment stage

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Judges: Lynch, Torruella, Siler

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