Legal Opinion

Stella v. Kelley

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 23, 1995No. 95-1223PublishedCited by 94 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, which requires us to apply the teachings of Johnson v. Jones, — U.S. —, 115 S.Ct. 2151, 132 L.Ed.2d 238 (1995), furnishes virtually a textbook model of the limits of interlocutory review of qualified immunity matters in the post-Johnson era. We conclude that we have jurisdiction over only one facet of the appeal and, on that facet, we affirm the challenged order.

I. BACKGROUND

This case comes before us for the second time. See Stella v. Town of Tewksbury, 4 F.3d 53 (1st Cir.1993). We retell the tale only to the extent necessary to put the issues that we must…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  5. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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