Levan v. George’s Empirical Analysis
604 F.3d 366 · 2010
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
September 2021
most recently cited
7 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Mitchell v. Forsyth · Johnson v. Jones · Gonzalez v. City of Elgin · Chelios v. Heavener · Wernsing v. Thompson
Most-quoted passages
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“If the legal issue being appealed is not significantly different than the factual issues underlying the claim, this separability requirement will be nearly impossible to satisfy.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“If the denial of qualified immunity turns on factual rather than legal questions, the denial is not properly subject to appellate jurisdiction under the collateral order doctrine because the decision is not 'final.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Williams v. Cline
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