Legal Opinion
McLin v. Trimble
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 19, 1990No. 73237PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
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The first question is whether two Corrections Department employees named as defendants in an inmate’s civil rights ease may have rejection of their “qualified immunity” defense reviewed in this court pri- or to trial. The second is whether that defense insulates them from having to defend a suit for damages. We answer both questions in the affirmative.
The plaintiff, J.C. Stewart, brought a civil rights action against three employees of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment based on the defense of qualified immunity. The…
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