Legal Opinion
Randall v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 2010No. 09-12862PublishedCited by 1,032 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 First Amendment retaliation claim appeal, we (1) reevaluate the pleading standard requirement for § 1983 cases involving qualified immunity, (2) determine whether Earl Randall’s (“Randall”) complaint — alleging state conduct restricting his ability to run for public office — raises a claim for violation of his First Amendment rights, and (3) resolve whether Jewel Scott (“Scott”) was entitled to qualified immunity. The district court granted Scott’s motion to dismiss Randall’s individual and official capacity claims against Scott. We reject the…
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