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Pro Se Tips and Tactics
In the June issue of PLN, I discussed the defense of so-called "qualified immunity" that is available to public officers and employees sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This companion column discusses the other kind of immunity you may run into, so-called "absolute immunity" from a § 1983 suit. I ...
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More from this issue:
- IMU Placement Implicates Due Process
- Denial of Disciplinary Witnesses Upheld
- Limited Interlocutory Appeals in Medical Cases
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- A Matter of Fact
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, by John Midgley
- Mass Transfer Madness, by Willie Wisely
- CBCC Struggle Ongoing
- Phone Activist Seeks Info
- Thanks from Thailand, by Jackie Sample
- The Price of Freedom, by B.E.
- From the Home Front, by Kate
- Armed Guards in Illinois, by J.M.
- Un-Happy Meals in Kansas, by G.C.
- Elizabeth Alexander Named Director of ACLU National Prison Project
- Washington Death Row Prisoners Get Habeas TRO
- Florida Utilities Commission Refunds Phone Kickbacks
- Texas Prisoners Build Their Own Cages
- Challenging Evil That Ills This Society, by Ed Kinane
- Iowa State Court Rules on Forfeiture, by Michael Brant
- BOP Phone Suit Settled, by Paul Wright
- $43,410 in Attorney Fees Awarded in PC Case
- NSP Double Celling Order Vacated
- Supreme Court Closes Double Jeopardy Door, by Jeffrey Steinborn
- Warden Caught in Sex Sting
- Rhode Island Fee Violates Ex Post Facto
- Prisoner Has Right to Hunger Strike, by James Quigley
- Asbestos Exposure Violates Eighth Amendment
- News in Brief
- Job Denial Based on HIV Status May Violate ADA
More from John Midgley:
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, June 15, 2004
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Magistrate Judges in Federal Courts, Nov. 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Damages, Aug. 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, April 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Dec. 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Unknown Defendant Identities, July 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Feb. 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, June 15, 2001
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Dec. 15, 2000
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Sept. 15, 2000
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- The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025. Parole/Probation Searches, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Parole Liability, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation Admits Over 1,000 Cases Affected by DNA Test Misconduct, Feb. 1, 2025. Judicial Misconduct, DNA Testing/Samples, junk science, Forensic Sciences.
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- Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Missouri Guards in Transgender Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Retaliation and Unreasonable Search, Jan. 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Retaliatory Searches, Qualified Immunity, Discrimination (Transgender), Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
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- Iowa Qualified Immunity Law Lets County Off the Hook for Guard’s Sex Abuse of Jail Detainee, Oct. 15, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.