· 4/14/2022
Jason Gibson v. Heather Wiley
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that claims against DOC “may not be maintained because an agency of the Commonwealth is not a ‘person’ subject to suit for monetary damages under [Section] 1983”
- “the law treats the action as [one] against the official’s office and hence against the State”
- person acting in official capacity in a discretionary function is entitled to qualified immunity from suit
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