Legal Opinion
Foy v. Holston
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 17, 1996No. 95-6227PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether certain Alabama officials are entitled to qualified immunity for their acts involving the Holyland, a religious community. Because Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate that a defendant violated clearly established federal law, we reverse and instruct the district court to grant each individual defendant summary judgment based on qualified immunity. We remand for further proceedings on claims which are not foreclosed by the granting of qualified immunity.
I. Facts 1
The Foys and the Granthams are married couples with…
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