What is the test for determining whether a civil servant has a "clearly established right" under the Civil Code of Civil Procedure?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Rodriguez v. Manenti, 14-2245 (2nd Cir. 2015):

Coughlin, 841 F.2d 48, 50 (2d Cir. 1988). "[T]he question remains whether the contours of the right were sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he did violates that right." LaBounty, 137 F.3d at 74 (internal quotation marks and alterations omitted). Accordingly, we address only whether "the evidence is such that, even when it is viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff[ ] and with all permissible inferences drawn in [his] favor, no rational jury could fail to conclude that it was objectively reasonable for the defendant[ ] to believe that [he was] acting in a fashion that did not violate a clearly established right." Williams v. Greifinger, 97 F.3d 699, 703 (2d Cir. 1996).

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