Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Watson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 20, 2001No. 00-2377, 01-1372UnknownCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
We are presented with the question of when a federal official is entitled to “qualified immunity” in a Bivens-based 1 civil action for damages. Because we conclude that the District Court erred in denying Defendant the protection of qualified immunity, we will reverse.
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This litigation centers around an investigation into drug trafficking activities in the Dominican Republic. Plaintiffs/Appellees are agents of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office who were involved in the drug investigation. In 1997, Plaintiffs filed a Bivens suit against…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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