What is the test for establishing a "clearly established" right?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gil v. Sanchez, Case No.: 17CV698-CAB(JMA) (S.D. Cal. 2018):
"A right is 'clearly established' when its contours are sufficiently defined, such that 'a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right.'" Foster v. Runnels, 554 F.3d 807, 815 (9th Cir. 2009) (quoting Wilson v. Layne, 526 U.S. 603, 615 (1999)). If the law does not "put the officer on notice that his conduct would be clearly unlawful, summary judgment based on qualified
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