Opinion

Allen Hopkins, Cross-Appellant v. John E. Stice and Texas Dept. Of Corrections, John E. Stice, Cross-Appellee

  • 916 F.2d 1029
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 21917
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Filed
Dec 11, 1990
Status
Published
On the bench
Rubin, Garwood, Higginbotham
Cited by
14 cases

A public official "enjoys qualified immunity if a reasonable official would be left uncertain of the application of the standard to the facts confronting him."

How later courts described this case

  • A public official "enjoys qualified immunity if a reasonable official would be left uncertain of the application of the standard to the facts confronting him."

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

Dec. 11, 1990

Before RUBIN, GARWOOD, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

IT IS ORDERED that the petition for rehearing filed in the above entitled and numbered cause be and the same is hereby denied. Our denial of Hopkins’ due process claims is consistent with the precedents and authorities now cited. We also note that Hopkins never properly raised any state law claims.

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