Legal Opinion
Lebron v. Rumsfeld
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided February 17, 2011No. Case 2:07-410-RMGPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
RICHARD MARK GERGEL, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ motions to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims, asserting, inter alia, that no valid cause of action exists in this matter under the principles of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971) and its progeny and that they are entitled to qualified immunity regarding all claims asserted in the Third Amended Complaint. Defendant Gates, sued in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense, further asserts that Plaintiffs have no standing to…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Lebron Ex Rel. Padilla v. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- Jose Padilla v. John YooCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Doe v. RumsfeldDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Doe v. RumsfeldDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Jose Padilla v. John YooCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012