Mary Zapata v. Manuel Barba

JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

A number of federal officers appeal a district court’s order allowing discovery and deferring a ruling on the defendants’ motion asserting qualified official immunity. We reverse and remand this case to the district court for that court’s consideration and ruling on the motion.

BACKGROUND

We need not elaborate on the allegations underlying this case in detail given its posture on appeal. The plaintiffs-appellees’ claims arise from the death of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the serious injury to ICE Special Agent Victor…