Legal Opinion
Mays v. Sudderth
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1996No. 95-10591PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we determine whether a sheriff is absolutely immune from suit and liability for damages in a civil action brought against him pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for injuries resulting from the sheriffs attachment of the plaintiff in accordance with a judicial order, facially valid and within the court’s jurisdiction. The district court, in ruling on the defendant sheriffs motion for summary judgment, held, in pertinent part, that the sheriff was only qualifiedly immune from suit and refused to enter a judgment dismissing the plaintiffs § 1983 claims against the…
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