Legal Opinion
Teri-Ann Gross v. Nadine P. Winter, Councilmember, Council of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 26, 1989No. 88-7214PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by District Judge THOMAS F. HOGAN.
THOMAS F. HOGAN, District Judge:
This case presents the question whether a member of the Council of the District of Columbia enjoys absolute legislative immunity to certain constitutional and common law claims arising out of the member’s firing of a legislative researcher. The district court below rejected Councilmember Nadine Winter’s absolute immunity defense and denied her motion to dismiss on those grounds. Gross v. Winter, 692 F.Supp. 1420 (D.D.C.1988) (Sporkin, J.). She then took the present appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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