Goldey v. Fields (606 U.S. 942)

The record

Term: 2024
Decided: Jun 30, 2025
Issue area: —
Vote split: —
Winning party: —
Decision direction: —
Chief Justice: —
Disposition: —
Docket: 24-809
U.S. Reports: 606 U.S. 942
S. Ct. citation: —
LEXIS citation: —
Opinion by: Per curiam

Holding

The Fourth Circuit’s determination that inmate Andrew Fields could proceed with his Eighth Amendment excessive-force claim for damages under Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U. S. 388 (1971), is reversed, and the case is remanded.

Syllabus summary as published on the Supreme Court’s opinions list.

How the bench divided

No per-justice vote lineup was available for this case.

Read the opinion

Name, docket, decision date, citation, syllabus summary and opinion author are taken from the Court’s slip opinion for the 2024 term. No per-justice vote lineup was available for this case. Verify against the opinion before relying on it as legal authority.