Supreme Court· 5/27/1980
Gomez v. Toledo
Citations
- 446 U.S. 635
- 100 S. Ct. 1920
- 64 L. Ed. 2d 572
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 104
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- concluding that there was no basis for imposing on plaintiff the burden to anticipate an affirmative defense
- holding that a civil-rights plaintiff need not plead facts relevant to a qualified immunity defense in order to state a claim
- holding that defendant in civil rights case has burden of pleading defense of qualified immunity and plaintiff has no obligation to anticipate such defense
- recognizing that qualified immunity can be waived if not \squarely presented\ to dis- trict court
- holding that qualified immunity is an affirmative defense to a § 1983 action in part because the facts that might support the defense are in the possession of the official asserting it
- holding that defendant bears the burden of pleading qualified immunity defense
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Judges: Marshall, RbhN-quist, Rehnquist
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- Groman v. Township Of ManalapanFirst Circuit· 1995-02-16· cited 1,024×
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- Lore v. City of SyracuseSecond Circuit· 2012-02-02· cited 573×
- Jerome Singleton v. City of New York, Ronald Salzer and Anthony DellaventuraSecond Circuit· 1980-09-25· cited 568×
- Beate Bernheim v. Jeffrey LittSecond Circuit· 1996-03-25· cited 568×
- Yanero v. DavisKentucky Supreme Court· 2001-11-21· cited 533×
- Joseph M. Schultea, Sr. v. David Robert Wood, David Robert Wood, Homer Ford, W.F. \Slim\ Plagens and Warren K. DriverFifth Circuit· 1995-03-09· cited 471×
- Zellner v. SummerlinSecond Circuit· 2007-07-20· cited 453×
- Dan Richards v. Michael MitcheffSeventh Circuit· 2012-08-09· cited 450×
- Medicare&medicaid Gu 37,414 Pueblo Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc., and Oliver P. Pacheco v. Joseph E. Losavio, Jr.Tenth Circuit· 1988-05-24· cited 437×
- Christopher Lekas v. Kenneth BrileySeventh Circuit· 2005-04-25· cited 421×
- Harmasse Leclair and Elizabeth Leclair, Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. William Saunders, Appellant-Cross-AppelleeSecond Circuit· 1980-09-26· cited 405×
- George Rakovich v. Gregory Wade and Darryl Drake, George Rakovich v. Chester KassSeventh Circuit· 1988-07-14· cited 393×
Cites
29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 14,284×
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court· 1974-04-17· cited 13,385×
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court· 1976-03-02· cited 7,274×
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court· 1961-02-20· cited 4,784×
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court· 1967-04-11· cited 4,282×
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court· 1978-06-29· cited 3,397×
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court· 1975-04-14· cited 2,195×
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court· 1980-06-02· cited 2,083×
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court· 1975-06-26· cited 1,231×
- Procunier v. NavaretteSupreme Court· 1978-02-22· cited 925×
- Honorable Ronald v. Dellums v. James M. Powell, Chief, United States Capitol Police, Jerry v. Wilson, Chief, Metropolitan Police DepartmentD.C. Circuit· 1977-11-14· cited 335×
- Webster Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSecond Circuit· 1972-03-08· cited 324×
- Bruce Barcellona, Cross-Appellants v. Tiffany English Pub, Inc., D/B/A Tgi Friday's, Cross-AppelleeFifth Circuit· 1979-06-20· cited 160×
- Dr. Joseph T. Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeThird Circuit· 1976-05-13· cited 152×
- Alan S. Kostka v. David W. HoggFirst Circuit· 1977-08-04· cited 136×
- Federal Trade Commission v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court· 1945-04-23· cited 127×
- McCray v. BurrellFourth Circuit· 1975-04-10· cited 121×
- Leslie Landrum, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Roy Lee Landrum, Deceased v. John Moats and Robert J. RockwellEighth Circuit· 1978-05-30· cited 102×
- Henry Lee Bryan v. Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Henry Wade, District Attorney, Fidelity & Deposit Co.& Lena GiddensFifth Circuit· 1976-04-30· cited 95×
- United States v. Richard L. Kroll, of the Estate of Gertrude O'reilly, DeceasedSeventh Circuit· 1977-01-12· cited 64×
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