Does a plaintiff have to prove that his action does not violate clearly established law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Patterson v. Labella, No. 14-4051 (2nd Cir. 2016):
established if ... it was objectively reasonable for the defendant to believe that his action did not violate [clearly established] law"); Tierney v. Davidson, 133 F.3d 189, 196 (2d Cir. 1998) (same).
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