Turner v. Giles

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• holding that the collateral order doctrine did not apply to the pretrial denial of a claim of qualified immunity
• holding that blind vendor whose state license was terminated without a hearing had no viable section 1983 claim for damages for a procedural due process violation when he was reinstated and awarded back pay following a post-termination evidentiary hearing
• recommending that except in clear cases, trial courts should issue a certificate of immediate review under OCGA § 5-6- 34 (b) for interlocutory orders denying dismissal on the basis of qualified immunity
• rejecting application of the collateral order doctrine to orders denying claims of qualified immunity in a 42 USC § 1983 action
• declining to follow the federal case law that allows immediate appeals of pretrial rulings denying qualified immunity defenses in 42 USC § 1983 actions
• dismissing direct appeal after declining to adopt federal rule permitting a direct appeal from an interlocutory order denying a claim of qualified immunity in a § 1983 action and dismissing direct appeal

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