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· 6/13/1997

Southard v. Texas Board of Criminal Justice

Citations

  • 114 F.3d 539
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 14949
  • 71 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,805
  • 74 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 163

How courts have described this case

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

  • discussing why a defendant could successfully assert qualified immunity, we noted that he “did not simply ignore the complaints .... Instead, [he] took some steps .... Even if those steps were ‘ineffectual,’ they do not demonstrate deliberate indifference.”
  • stares, threats, and unreasonable work assignments not actionable
  • undesirable work assignment not “employment action”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: King, Parker, Rosenthal

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