L.S. v. Scot Peterson

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that leave to amend is futile “if an amended complaint would still fail at the motion-to-dismiss or summary-judgment stage”
• recognizing that leave to amend is futile where “the underlying facts or circumstances relied upon by a plaintiff may [not] be a proper subject of relief”
• stating leave to amend would be futile “if an amended complaint would still fail at the motion-to-dismiss or summary-judgment stage”
• expressing doubt that deliberate indifference can ever be arbitrary or con- science shocking in a non-custodial setting
• discussing the standard for a substantive due process claim in a non-custodial setting
• “We doubt that deliberate indifference can ever be ‘arbitrary’ or ‘conscience shocking’ in a non-custodial setting.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• A.W. by and through J.W. v. Coweta County School District
  Eleventh Circuit· 2024-08-07· cited 18×
• Jasmine Adams v. Demopolis City Schools
  Eleventh Circuit· 2023-09-01· cited 17×
• Proctor v. First Premier Corporation
  District of Columbia· 2021-01-13
• Robert V. Smith v. Jay Odom
  Eleventh Circuit· 2025-08-22

Cites

33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ashcroft v. Iqbal
  Supreme Court· 2009-05-18· cited 149,772×
• Graham v. Connor
  Supreme Court· 1989-05-15· cited 16,485×
• County of Sacramento v. Lewis
  Supreme Court· 1998-05-26· cited 6,212×
• Collins v. City of Harker Heights
  Supreme Court· 1992-02-26· cited 3,302×
• Christopher J. Weiland v. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
  Eleventh Circuit· 2015-07-08· cited 2,311×
• Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2004-09-24· cited 1,498×
• Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton
  Supreme Court· 1995-06-26· cited 1,470×
• Renee Palakovic v. John Wetzel
  Third Circuit· 2017-04-14· cited 771×
• Portia Surtain v. Hamlin Terrace Foundation
  Eleventh Circuit· 2015-06-16· cited 624×
• Cockrell v. Sparks
  Eleventh Circuit· 2007-12-20· cited 509×
• Lonnie J. Hill v. Thomas E. White, Secretary of the Army
  Eleventh Circuit· 2003-02-19· cited 506×
• Odessa Dee Hall v. United Insurance Co. of America
  Eleventh Circuit· 2004-04-30· cited 403×
• United States of America, Ex Rel., Paul E. Atkinson Eugene Schorsch v. Pa. Shipbuilding Co. First Fidelity Bank, N.A. Sun Ship, Inc., Paul E. Atkinson
  First Circuit· 2007-01-12· cited 288×
• Mary Goodman v. Clayton County Sheriff Kemuel Kimbrough
  Eleventh Circuit· 2013-06-21· cited 288×
• Marilyn Greason v. Ralph Kemp
  Eleventh Circuit· 1990-01-09· cited 247×
• Piazza v. Jefferson Cnty.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2019-05-09· cited 213×
• Larry Norman Waddell v. Erik S. Hermersen, Gary Leonard Wheeler, Jr.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2003-05-08· cited 202×
• United States v. Anthony Roberts
  Eleventh Circuit· 2015-02-17· cited 193×
• Hasenfus v. LaJeunesse
  First Circuit· 1999-04-30· cited 131×
• Rooney Ex Rel. Rooney v. Watson
  Eleventh Circuit· 1996-12-26· cited 121×