1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 381 F.3d
  5. 381 F.3d 771 (2004)
 

MOORE EX REL. MOORE v. BRIGGS

No. 03-3643.

381 F.3d 771 (2004)

Sean MOORE, a disabled person, by his guardian Darlene MOORE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry BRIGGS, et al., Defendants-Appellants,

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 25, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. McAdams, argued, AAG, Jefferson City, MO (Gail Vasterling, Gary Gardner, Bart Matanic, and Joel Anderson, AAGs of Jefferson City, Denise Thomas, Denise McElvein and Deborah Yates of St. Louis appeared on the brief), for appellant.

Genevieve J. Nichols, St. Louis, MO (Mary Coffey, St. Louis, MO, on the brief).

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE, Circuit Judge, and MAGNUSON, District Judge.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Sixteen employees of the St. Charles Habilitation Center ("the Center") appeal a district court order denying them qualified immunity from Sean Moore's § 1983 claim that they violated his constitutional right to substantive due process by failing to protect him from assault by another resident. Qualified immunity shields government officials from liability for civil damages for discretionary acts that do not "violate clearly established statutory...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases