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· 9/4/1991

Richard Winn David Ehrlich Newlin Corporation and Somerset of Virginia, Inc. v. Wayne L. Lynn

Citations

  • 941 F.2d 236

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  • noting that because the supervisor at issue was not obligated to approve the disputed order, his decision to “rely on the document prepared by his subordinates could be considered an exercise of discretion”
  • “[T]he court sua sponte issued an order requiring the appellants to show cause why the underlying action . . . should not be dismissed.”
  • “While it may be a closer case as to whether appellees are entitled to absolute immunity, we need not decide the absolute immunity issue here since we hold that the appellees are entitled to qualified immunity.”

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Judges: Sloviter, Greenberg, Higginbotham

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