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BLACKLEDGE v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
S.D. Ind.September 20, 2024No. 1:22-cv-01947
Defendant WinUnited States Bureau of Prisons
Case Details
- Nature of Suit
- 791 Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
- Status
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture
- motion to dismiss
- State
- Indiana
- Circuit
- 7th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss, holding that plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted because no implied cause of action exists under Bivens for Eighth Amendment excessive force claims in the prison context.
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