Legal Opinion
Alternate Fuels, Inc. v. Cabanas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 23, 2006No. 04-4073, 05-1077PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Alternate Fuels, Inc. (AFI) and its president, Larry W. Pommier, sued two employees of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Thomas M. Cabanas and Richard A. Hall, for denial of equal protection under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, First Amendment retaliation, and tortious interference with contract. The Magistrate Judge 1 granted summary judgment to Hall on all claims, and to Cabanas on all but a tortious interference claim. 2 Cabanas appeals, arguing that he is shielded from liability under Missouri’s absolute privilege doctrine.- AFI and Pommier attempt to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Moor v. County of AlamedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- George Acri v. Varian Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- McDonald v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gordon v. FrankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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- Public School Retirement System v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- Alternate Fuels, Inc. v. CabanasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- VanHorn v. OelschlagerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
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