Legal Opinion
Aaron Spann v. Police Officer A.G. Rainey, Aaron Spann v. A.G. Rainey, Police Officer, A.G. Rainey, Police Officer
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1993No. 91-7225, 92-7290PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Primarily at issue is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of qualified immunity, the appeal being from a ruling on a summary judgment motion filed after a new trial was granted; one issue being whether the appeal can even be taken. These consolidated appeals concern Aaron Spann’s excessive force and other claims against the City of Jackson, Mississippi, its police department, and three police officers. We DISMISS Spann’s appeal, No. 91-7225, and cross-appeal in No. 92-7290, because there was no timely notice of appeal from a final judgment. Because he is appealing…
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