Legal Opinion
Morton W. Weir, Judith S. Liebman, Robert M. Berdahl, and Donald L. Bitzer v. Franklin M. Propst, Respondent-Plaintiff
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 1, 1990No. 90-8071, 90-8072PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
These two applications seek permission to appeal an order that “involves a controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for difference of opin ion.” 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). The case out of which they arise is a civil rights suit that began in 1987. On January 29 of this year the district court denied a motion by several defendants to dismiss them from the case. They claimed to be immune from liability to pay damages because the right that the plaintiff seeks to enforce was not clearly established when they acted. Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Baldwin County Welcome Center v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- 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
- Forsyth v. KleindienstCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Arlene Otis v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Crystal Starnes v. Butler County Court of CommonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
- Stephen Buckley, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. J. Michael Fitzsimmons, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Donald A. Horwitz and Wesco Products Company v. Alloy Automotive Company, Sheldon Gray and Avrum GrayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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