Legal Opinion
Rankin v. Klevenhagen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1993No. 92-2627PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of Appellant’s motion for summary judgment claiming qualified immunity. Joseph Rankin (Rankin) alleges that Appellant used excessive force on him while he was an inmate in the Harris County Jail. Gregory Pinkins (Pinkins), a Deputy Sheriff in Harris County, Texas, asserts that he is entitled to qualified immunity from Appellee’s § 1983 suit. We hold that the district court erred in applying Hudson v. McMillian 1 to the second prong of the bifurcated inquiry into Pin-kins’ qualified immunity defense, and remand for further…
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3Cited by130 opinions
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