Legal Opinion
Crawford-El v. Britton
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 4, 1998No. 96-827PublishedCited by 2,605 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
Petitioner, a long-time prison inmate, seeks damages from a corrections officer based on a constitutional claim that requires proof of improper motive. The broad question presented is whether the courts of appeals may craft special procedural rules for such cases to protect public servants from the burdens of trial and discovery that may impair the performance of their official duties. The more specific question is whether, at least in eases brought by prisoners, the *578plaintiff must adduce- clear and convincing evidence of improper motive in order to defeat a motion for summary-judgment.
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