Legal Opinion
James v. Bryant, Jr. v. United States Treasury Department, Secret Service, and Jeff Jordan Brian v. Hunter
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1990No. 88-5889PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellee James V. Bryant brought a Bivens action after his arrest by two agents of the United States Secret Service. The agents, Jeff Jordan and Brian V. Hunter (“defendants”), bring an interlocutory appeal from the district court’s denial in part of their summary judgment motion seeking dismissal based on qualified immunity.1 Bryant does not cross-appeal other decisions of the district court granting partial summary judgment to these defendants and dismissing other defendants.
FACTS
On May 3, 1985, a sergeant from the University of Southern California (USC)…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Hunter v. BryantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Act Up!/Portland v. BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Palmer v. SandersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Sloman v. TadlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Palmer v. SandersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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