Legal Opinion
Cottone v. Jenne
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 11, 2003No. 02-14529PublishedCited by 376 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
In this .§ 1983 suit, defendants Joseph D’Elia, George Williams, Patrick Tighe, Dwight St. Claire, Delores Watson, and Barbara Law, all in their individual capacities, appeal the district court’s order denying their Rule 12(b)(6) motion to- dismiss raising the defense of qualified immunity. After review and oral argument, we affirm the district court’s denial of qualified immunity for defendants D’Elia and Williams, and reverse its denial of qualified immunity for defendants Tighe, St. Claire, Watson, and Law.
I. BACKGROUND
This appeal involves the death of Peter Cottone,…
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