Legal Opinion
Lion Boulos, Individually and Doing Business as Abco Food Stores v. Richard D. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1987No. 87-2013PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Wilson appeals a district court order compelling limited discovery before ruling on his claim of qualified immunity. Finding that the discovery order does not encroach substantially upon Wilson’s immunity claim and is therefore not appealable, we dismiss.
I
This appeal arises from the so-called Houston fuel switching scam. In December 1984, the Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) conducted field inspections of twelve gasoline retail outlets in the Houston area. The stations were suspected of substituting leaded for unleaded gasoline in commercial pumps. The inspections…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Fernando Jacquez v. R.K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by170 opinions
- Moss v. U.S. Secret ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Joseph M. Schultea, Sr. v. David Robert Wood, David Robert Wood, Homer Ford, W.F. "Slim" Plagens and Warren K. DriverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Garrett v. StratmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Locurto v. SafirCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- George WICKS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MISSISSIPPI STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Et Al., Defendants, Hazel Cook, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
165 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.