Legal Opinion
Henry Clash v. Michael Beatty
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 12, 1996No. 95-1917PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
The Supreme Court held in Johnson v. Jones, - U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 2151, 132 L.Ed.2d 238 (1995), that government officials who have asserted a qualified immunity defense in a “constitutional tort” action are not entitled to an immediate appeal of a district court order denying summary judgment on that basis if the order is based on the existence of genuine issues of fact that require a trial. Conversely, in Behrens v. Pelletier, - U.S.-, 116 S.Ct. 834, 133 L.Ed.2d 773 (1996), and Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 105 S.Ct. 2806, 86 L.Ed.2d 411 (1985), the Court held…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by148 opinions
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