Legal Opinion
Joseph Walton, as Next Friend of Christopher Walton, a Minor v. Alma Alexander, Alma Alexander
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1994No. 93-7313PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, District Judge:
Plaintiff-appellee Joseph Walton filed this action on behalf of his son Christopher Walton (Walton), a student at the Mississippi School for the Deaf, against Defendant-appellant Dr. Alma Alexander (Alexander), former superintendent of the Mississippi School for the Deaf, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Alexander moved for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. The District Court denied her motion, and she is before this Court on interlocutory appeal of that order as is her right under Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 105 S.Ct. 2806,…
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3Cited by35 opinions
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