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Siegert Vs. Gilley

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  • US Supreme Court
  • May 23, 1991

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  5. Board of Regents of State Colleges Vs. Roth US Supreme Court · Jun 29, 1972
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  9. U.S. 226 (1991) U.S. Supreme Court Siegert v. Gilley
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  10. U.S. 226 (1991) Siegert v. Gilley
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  11. Siegert filed a damages action against Gilley in the District Court, alleging, inter alia, that, under Bivens v. Six
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  12. to dismiss or for summary judgment, asserting, among other things, the defense of qualified immunity under Harlow v. Fitzgerald
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  13. of a clearly established constitutional right -- indeed, of any constitutional right at all -- since, under Paul v. Davis
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  14. Army Hospital, and had rendered him unable to obtain other appropriate employment in the field. Relying on Bivens v. Six
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  15. make out a violation of any constitutional right. Gilley also asserted the defense of qualified immunity under Harlow v. Fitzgerald
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  16. were sufficient to state violations of a clearly established constitutional right. It analyzed our decision in Paul v. Davis
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  17. found this case closer on its facts to two decisions of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Doe v. United
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  18. States Department of Justice, 243 U.S.App.D.C. 354, 753 F.2d 1092 (1985), and Bartel v. FAA
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  19. discovery. Gilley appealed the denial of his qualified immunity defense to the Court of Appeals pursuant to Mitchell v. Forsyth
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  20. in a motion for summary judgment. Qualified immunity is a defense that must be pleaded by a defendant official. Gomez v. Toledo
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  21. liability, but unwarranted demands customarily imposed upon those defending a long drawn-out lawsuit. In Mitchell v. Forsyth
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  22. the time of Gilley's actions, but he failed to establish the violation of any constitutional right at all. In Paul v. Davis
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  23. out that our reference to a governmental employer stigmatizing an employee in Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth
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  24. but not a constitutional deprivation. The facts alleged by Siegert cannot, in the light of our decision in Paul v. Davis
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  25. damage the reputation of one in his position, and impair his future employment prospects. But the plaintiff in Paul v. Davis
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  26. test of Paul v. Davis
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  27. is met. Our decision in Paul v. Davis
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  28. asserted the deprivation of a liberty interest protected by the Constitution, under the principles explained in Paul v. Davis
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  29. of malice and the objective test that prevails in qualified immunity analysis as a general matter. See Harlow v. Fitzgerald
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  30. evidence. 895 F.2d at 803-804. Circumstantial evidence may be as probative as testimonial evidence. See Holland v. United
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  31. In a claim for damages under Bivens v. Six
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  32. wrote his letter. Siegert's claim, therefore, should surmount Gilley's assertion of qualified immunity. See Harlow v. Fitzgerald
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  33. A Paul v. Davis
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  34. id. at 424 U. S. 708 (citing Wisconsin v. Constantineau
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  35. supra, 424 U.S. at 424 U. S. 705 , quoting Cafeteria Workers v. McElroy
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  36. U. S. 886 , 367 U. S. 898 (1961) (emphasis supplied by Paul v. Davis
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  37. Court). Thus, although the at-will government employee in Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth
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  38. at 424 U. S. 702 -710. Indeed, the Paul Court explained the decision in Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Comm. v. McGrath
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  39. U.S. at 424 U. S. 701 -702 (noting the Court's recognition of a liberty interest in United States v. Lovett
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  40. of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the jurisdiction where Gilley worked. See, e.g., Davis v. Scherer
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  41. Old Dominion Dairy Products, Inc. v. Secretary
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  42. of Defense, 203 U.S.App.D.C. 371, 382, 631 F.2d 953, 964 (1980). See also Conset Corp. v. Community
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  43. Mosrie v. Barry
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  44. Doe v. United
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  45. by the District of Columbia Circuit in a case with facts strikingly similar to those that confront us here. In Bartel v. Federal
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  46. without an opportunity to refute the charges in the letter. The District of Columbia Circuit agreed that Paul v. Davis
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  47. emphasis add.) See also Doe v. United
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  48. may be necessary. Anderson v. Creighton
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  49. Board of Regents v. Roth
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  50. U. S. 564 , 408 U. S. 572 (1972), quoting Meyer v. Nebraska
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