Legal Opinion
Skevofilax v. Quigley
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 2, 1984No. Civ. A. 79-2783PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARRY, District Judge.
This action, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, arises from an altercation between plaintiffs Marcos Skevofilax and Michael Michaels and various Edison Township police officers. The court is confronted, in this pretrial setting, with the question of whether the defendant policemen’s claims of qualified immunity should be decided by the court or by the jury. This issue has become pertinent because of the change in the standard for qualified immunity in § 1983 actions that was wrought by Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 102 S.Ct. 2727, 73 L.Ed.2d 396 (1982).…
2Cases cited75 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Rascon v. HardimanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Johnson v. MorrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Schneider v. SimoniniSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- V-1 Oil Company, a Wyoming Corporation v. State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality Steven P. GerberCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Hill v. AlgorDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2000
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