Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Sanderson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 23, 1993No. Nos. 92-35290, 92-35311PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Grays Harbor County Deputy Sheriff Timothy Sanderson, and Sheriff Dennis Morri-sette, defendants in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, appeal the district court’s order denying their motions for summary judgment. Sanderson and Morrisette contend that the district court erred in concluding that they are not entitled to qualified immunity as a matter of law. Morrisette also argues that he cannot be held hable under § 1983 based solely on a theory of responde-at superior.
We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 to review the district court’s order denying defendants’…
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