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SIEGERT v. GILLEY

No. 90-96.

500 U.S. 226 (1991)

111 S.Ct. 1789

114 L.Ed.2d 277

SIEGERT v. GILLEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 23, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nina Kraut argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Michael R. Lazerwitz argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Roberts, Assistant Attorney General Gerson, Deputy Solicitor General Shapiro, and Barbara L. Herwig.*

CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit properly directed dismissal of petitioner's Bivens claim on the grounds that he had not overcome respondent's claim of qualified immunity. The Court of Appeals relied on its "heightened pleading standard," but we hold that petitioner's claim failed at an analytically earlier...

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