Legal Opinion
Branch v. Tunnell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1991No. 89-35383PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Dale L. Tunnell, a Special Agent of the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss a Bivens action on grounds of qualified immunity. The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343. We have jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 530, 105 S.Ct. 2806, 2817, 86 L.Ed.2d 411 (1985). We reverse.
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In early 1987, Special Agent Tunnell began investigating whether Jerry L. Branch, a Shelby, Montana businessman, was avoiding royalty payments on federal…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by96 opinions
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