Legal Opinion
Felton v. Polles
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 2002No. 01-60104PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
For the alleged racially-discriminatory conduct in state employment extending through 15 years,' the numerous issues in this interlocutory appeal from a qualified immunity denial underscore the importance of exacting application of each of the two parts comprising the long-established test for ruling on such immunity: (1) under existing law, does the plaintiff allege a violation of an actual, clearly established constitutional or federal statutory right; and (2) if so, was the defendant’s conduct objectively unreasonable in the light of clearly…
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