Legal Opinion
Ed Rich v. Larry C. Dollar
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1988No. 87-5028PublishedCited by 346 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant Larry Dollar appeals from the District Court's denial of his alternative motion for summary judgment in this claim for damages brought by appellee Ed Rich under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
I
Appellant Dollar’s alternative motion for summary judgment was based in part on his claims of both absolute and qualified immunity as a government official. The entitlement not to stand trial or face the other burdens of litigation provided by the doctrines of absolute immunity and qualified immunity is effectively lost if a case is erroneously allowed to go to trial. Mitchell…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by346 opinions
- Kim D. Lee v. Luis FerraroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Shotz v. City of Plantation, FLCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Harbert International, Inc. v. JamesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Sharon Courson v. Quinn A. McMillian Individually and as Sheriff of Walton County, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Jim RoyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Tiffany Williams v. Board of RegentsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
341 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.