Eleventh Circuit· 3/8/1996

Tinney v. Shores

Citations

77 F.3d 378
1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 4000
1996 WL 75654

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recognizing that' sovereign immunity under Alabama law “is immunity from suit, not merely a defense from liability”
holding that section 14 immunizes the state from both suit and liability
noting that \Alabama case law makes it clear\ that the then-applicable version of the sixth \exception\ does not apply to a sheriff's immunity
“Alabama intended for its state officers to be immune from suit. As such, the denial of summary judgment based on sovereign immunity is properly before us on interlocutory appeal.”
“[A]n allegation of prosecution without probable cause must . . . be analyzed under the Fourth Amendment . . . .” (citation omitted)
“[A]n allegation of prosecution without probable cause must . . . be analyzed under the Fourth Amendment . . . .”(citation omitted)

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