"Bivens claim" -- How to bring a civil rights lawsuit against federal officials

Personal injury and civil rights lawyer Neil Shouse explains how to bring a "Bivens claim" lawsuit against federal agents or government officials for violating civil rights.

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A Bivens claim, much like a Section 1983 lawsuit, is the civil cause of action to seek monetary awards from a lawsuit alleging civil rights violations by government agencies and employees. The difference between a Section 1983 lawsuit and a Bivens claim, is that a Section 1983 lawsuit protects against civil rights violations by local and state officials, such as local law enforcement, whereas a Bivens claim protects citizens from abuse by federal agents and government officials at the national level, such as the FBI or a congressperson.

Bivens claims can seek financial compensation due to the malevolent actions of federal police officers, FBI agents, DEA agents, guards at federal prisons, members of congress, and many other federal employees. But most often Bivens claims occur because of the actions of federal police officers. Some of the specific civil rights violations that are most often alleged against these officers are: excessive force, racial profiling and discrimination, unlawful detention, and false arrest.

There are many types of financial compensation which can be sought by a Bivens claim. These include: compensatory damages for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering, and punitive damages for particularly egregious offenses. Total money damages and compensation can be in excess of hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars.

If you or a loved one has had their civil rights violated by a federal police officer or government agent, we invite you to contact us at Shouse Law Group. We can provide a free consultation in office or by phone. We have local offices in the California cities of Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, Long Beach, Orange County, Ventura, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, San Diego, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose and throughout California, as well as throughout the state of Colorado in the cities of Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Westminster, Centennial and Boulder and throughout the state of Nevada in Las Vegas, Reno, and Henderson.