Scott v. Baldwin, No. 12-3350 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePlaintiffs, four former inmates, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, seeking monetary and injunctive relief for detention beyond their release dates. The court affirmed the district court's grant of qualified immunity to the DOC Director on the individual capacity damage claims because, under the circumstances, the law did not fairly warn him that the amount of time spent recalculating thousands of release dates, including plaintiffs', recklessly disregarded their constitutional right to release.
Court Description: Civil Case - civil rights. Following a decision by the Iowa Supreme Court affording inmates credit for time served for supervision or services, director is entitled to qualified immunity for claims from inmates who were released after their release dates because it was not clearly established what amount of time was necessary to recalculate the inmates' release dates. District court's grant of qualified immunity is affirmed. [ August 05, 2013
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