Legal Opinion
Workman v. Jordan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1992No. Nos. 91-1067, 91-1132, 91-1151PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Ed Jordan, Rick Dill, and David Worden appeal from orders postponing until trial a decision on their motions to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint on grounds of qualified immunity. Defendants request that if we conclude we lack jurisdiction over their appeals, we grant mandamus compelling the district court to decide their motions before trial. We conclude that we have jurisdiction of the appeals, that mandamus does not lie, and that the district court should have addressed the motions to dismiss. We therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings and dismiss…
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