What is the test for granting qualified immunity to defendants in a civil case?

Lastly, defendants argue that the court should afford them qualified immunity. To determine whether to do so at the summary judgment stage, the court must consider whether the undisputed facts show that a constitutional violation occurred, and whether the constitutional right at issue was clearly established at the time of the incident. Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 232 (2009). If the undisputed facts show no constitutional violation, or if the right was not clearly established, the court should grant the official qualified immunity. Id. In determining whether

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the right was clearly established, the court must ask (1) whether the law governing the official's conduct was clearly established and (2) whether a reasonable official, in the same position faced by the defendants, would understand that his conduct violated the law. Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. 194, 202 (2001).