Legal Opinion
Don E. Scott v. Alex B. Lacy, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 17, 1987No. 87-1101PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Per curiam
The motion to dismiss this interlocutory appeal presents a question reserved in Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 105 S.Ct. 2806, 2812 n. 5, 86 L.Ed.2d 411 (1985)— whether public officials may appeal immediately the rejection of their defense of immunity from liability in damages, when a claim for an injunction is pending and will be tried no matter the outcome of the appeal. This question has divided the courts of appeals. Compare Bever v. Gilbertson, 724 F.2d 1083 (4th Cir.1984) (not appealable), with Tubbesing v. Arnold, 742 F.2d 401 (8th Cir.1984) (appealable), De Abadia v. Izquierdo…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Robert E. Kennedy, Jr. Joyce Kennedy v. City of Cleveland, William T. Hanton (85-3819), Frank Wszelaki (85-3827)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Behrens v. PelletierSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- George E. Apostol v. Mark Gallion, John Auriemma v. Fred Rice, and City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Acierno v. CloutierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- James J. Giuffre v. Nicholas Bissell Richard Thornburg Robert Smith Russ Leffert Sam Debella Richard Meyers County of SomersetCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Mark A. Campbell v. Kevin KallasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
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