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Fifth Circuit· 1/31/2000

Shipp v. McMahon

Citations

  • 234 F.3d 907
  • 2000 WL 1781679

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that “courts have narrowly adjudicated issues of qualified immunity largely to the benefit of government officials,” and qualified immunity protects “‘all but the plainly incompetent or those who knowingly violate the law’”
  • “Deputy Cropper . . . chose to take no action, despite his knowledge of Dalton’s propensity for violent behavior.”
  • failure to enforce laws meant to prevent domestic abuse led to plaintiff’s shooting at hands of estranged spouse
  • “She screamed for help, but none of the deputies responded.”
  • noting the “causation requirement” for failure-to-protect claims

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