6th Circuit

To prove deliberate indifference, prison official must subjectively perceive facts from which to infer substantial risk to prisoner, and in fact draw the inference; subjective knowledge may be inferred from fact that substantial risk was “obvious,” in case of prison suicides this requires it have been obvious that there was a “strong likelihood” that an inmate would attempt suicide, thus, “it is not enough to establish that an official may have acted with deliberate indifference to some possibility of suicide, or even a likelihood of suicide; the test is a strong likel

Clearly established in 2013 that police officers cannot rely on judicial determination of probable cause where that was premised on officers’ material misrepresentations to court.

Former fire chief was not entitled to qualified immunity for actions taken after retirement.

Clearly established in 2013 that fabrication of evidence violated constitutional rights.

Intracorporate conspiracy doctrine would not bar conspiracy claim against city fire officials for falsifying fire and origin report because falsifying report was outside the scope of their employment.

Officers not entitled to summary judgment on excessive force claim based on tight handcuffing where plaintiff’s evidence showed she had red marks on wrists the next day and she suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome; district court erred in concluding plaintiff had failed to prove carpal tunnel syndrome was caused by handcuffs, on summary judgment court was obliged to take facts in light most favorable to plaintiff.

Officer lacked probable cause to arrest wife in domestic dispute where husband’s testimony was unreliable, officer was aware of evidence that wife was the victim, and husband admitted she only acted in self-defense as officer was placing her in police car.

Jury could find that Terry stop was executed unreasonably where officers approached car with guns drawn although they had insufficient grounds for believing driver was involved with drugs.

Use of taser against subject who was attempting to comply with officer’s commands but was restricted by recent surgery requiring stomach staples and colostomy bag would be excessive.

“Tenants of multi-occupancy structures have a reasonable expectation of privacy in ‘common areas … not open to the general public”.