Legal Opinion
Champagne v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1999No. 98-30791PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Per curiam
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDPSC) and Louisiana Governor Mike Foster appeal the partial denial of Eleventh Amendment and qualified immunity in Jonathan Champagne’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. The district court denied defendants’ Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss regarding Champagne’s claim that he was knowingly worked beyond his capacities in prison.
Denials of motions to dismiss on Eleventh Amendment or qualified immunity grounds are appealable collateral orders when based on issues of law. E.g., Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 525, 105 S.Ct. 2806, 86…
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