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· 11/22/1991

Dean Napolitano v. Kim Flynn, Individually and Sheila Prue, Individually and Stonewall, Inc., Kim Flynn, Individually and Sheila Prue, Individually

Citations

  • 949 F.2d 617
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 27930

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  • holding that state law governs the applicability of immunity claims
  • finding that a determination of qualified immunity as to state law claims turns on state law
  • finding that “dictum, standing alone, [was] insufficient to create a ‘clearly established’ right”
  • “the substantive law of [the state] governs the applicability of qualified immunity to [plaintiff]'s state law claims”

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Judges: Cardamone, Walker, McLaughlin

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