Legal Opinion
Hynson v. City of Chester
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 2, 1987No. 86-1687PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Delaware County Prison Board of Inspectors and Warden Kenneth Matty appeal from the order of the district court denying their motion for summary judgment in a § 1983 suit. Because Appellants assert the defense of qualified immunity, the order denying their motion is an appealable “final decision.” See Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 530, 105 S.Ct. 2806, 2817, 86 L.Ed.2d 411 (1985). We therefore have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).
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Jamil Gandy was sentenced in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas to a term of four to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Davis v. SchererSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gans, Curtis, G. v. Mundy, James F. And the Law Firm of Raynes, McCarty Binder & MundyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Joan Gruenke, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of Leah Gruenke, a Minor v. Michael SeipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Lee v. MihalichCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Timothy Ryan v. Burlington County, New Jersey Appeal of William H. Fauver, Commissioner of Corrections, and Joseph Call, Deputy DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Buoniconti v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2015
- Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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