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FILARSKY v. DELIA

No. 10-1018.

132 S.Ct. 1657 (2012)

182 L.Ed.2d 662

Steve A. FILARSKY, Petitioner v. Nicholas B. DELIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Millett , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Nicole A. Saharsky , for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.

Michael A. McGill , Upland, CA, for Respondent,

Jon H. Tisdale , Jennifer Calderon , Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jenett LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Amit Kurlekar , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, San Francisco, CA, Patricia A. Millett , Counsel of Record, James E. Sherry , James E. Tysse , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC, Barry Chasnoff , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner.

Dieter C. Dammeier , Michael A. McGill , Counsel of Record, Michael A. Morguess , Christopher L. Gaspard , Carolina Veronica Cutler, Lackie, Dammeier & McGill APC, Upland, CA, for Respondent.

Chief Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 1983 provides a cause of action against state actors who violate an individual's rights under federal law. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. At common law, those who carried out the work of government enjoyed various protections from liability when doing so, in order to allow them to serve the government without undue fear of personal exposure. Our decisions have looked to these common law protections in affording...

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