Legal Opinion
Roberson v. Mullins
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1994No. 93-1618PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part by published opinion. Judge DONALD RUSSELL wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Senior District Judge CLARKE joined.
OPINION
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
Defendants, the Board of Supervisors for Wise County, Virginia (the County Board) and some of its members, appeal the district court’s denial of their motions to dismiss plaintiff George Roberson’s section 1983 action against them on the grounds that it is barred by absolute legislative immunity and, even if not barred, cannot succeed on the merits. We find that the district court correctly…
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