Legal Opinion
Baird v. Palmer
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1997No. 96-7344PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dismissed by published opinion. Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this case is whether we have jurisdiction to hear the appeal of a grant of summary judgment in favor of a defendant on the basis of qualified immunity, where claims remain pending in the district court. Concluding that we lack jurisdiction in such circumstances, we dismiss the appeal.
I
This suit arises out of the warrantless detention of Appellant Lamont Baird (Baird) on February 26, 1994, initially on suspicion of armed robbery and,…
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