Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

BLANDING v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided November 4, 2021No. 2:21-cv-01115Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JAMAAL BLANDING : CIVIL ACTION : v. : NO. 21-1115 : FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et : al. : MEMORANDUM KEARNEY, J. November 4, 2021 The Supreme Court repeatedly reminds citizens of federal employees’ limited liability in constitutional civil rights claims. These constitutional damages claims against federal officials are strictly limited to three contexts, including deliberate indifference by officials in federal prisons under the Eighth Amendment. The Supreme Court does not allow incarcerated persons to sue federal…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API