Legal Opinion
Fernando Jacquez v. R.K. Procunier
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1986No. 86-2273PublishedCited by 420 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This § 1983 case concerns the right of state officials, who enjoy qualified immunity, to avoid the potentially arduous discovery process when complainants do not plead facts that, if true, would defeat a claim of qualified immunity. The plaintiff, administrator for the estate of Rafael Jacquez, deceased, a former prisoner in Texas, brought this action alleging that the defendants — the Director of Texas prisons, the members of the Texas Board of Corrections, and the Warden — acted intentionally, maliciously and negligently in regard to the circumstances leading to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by420 opinions
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