Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Jones
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 12, 1995No. 94-455PublishedCited by 2,389 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
This case concerns government officials — entitled to assert a qualified immunity defense in a “constitutional tort” action — who seek an immediate appeal of a district court order denying their motions for summary judgment. The order in question resolved a/aci-related dispute about the pretrial record, namely, whether or not the evidence in the pretrial record was sufficient to show a genuine issue of fact for trial. We hold that the defendants cannot immediately appeal this kind of fact-related district court determination. And, we affirm the similar holding of the Court of Appeals for the…
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