Porta v. Boyle’s Empirical Analysis
726 F.2d 446 · 1984
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
February 1987
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Kolender v. Lawson · Steffel v. Thompson · Ashcroft v. Mattis · Ellis v. Dyson
Most-quoted passages
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“First, plaintiff should be given leave to join the City of Omaha as a defendant; second, the individual defendants should be given leave to file motions for summary judgment based on their asserted defense of good-faith immunity; third, the court then should examine the posture of the case and determine whether a justiciable ease or controversy exists; and fourth, if the court finds that a ease or controversy exists, it should reevaluate the ease in light of Kolender .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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