AUSTIN v. LONG, 2:12-CV-00076-RTD. (2014)
Court: District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Number: infdco20140512i04
Visitors: 27
Filed: May 09, 2014
Latest Update: May 09, 2014
Summary: ORDER ROBERT T. DAWSON, District Judge. Defendant Fletcher Long has filed a Notice of Appeal (doc. 63) on the Court's denial of qualified immunity. "A defendant may immediately appeal a district court's denial of qualified immunity under the collateral order doctrine." Twiggs v. Selig , 679 F.3d 990 , 993 (8th Cir. 2012) (citing Ottman v. City of Independence, Mo. , 341 F.3d 751 , 755-56 (8th Cir. 2003)). Based on the foregoing, the Court orders a STAY of the proceedings, including the
Summary: ORDER ROBERT T. DAWSON, District Judge. Defendant Fletcher Long has filed a Notice of Appeal (doc. 63) on the Court's denial of qualified immunity. "A defendant may immediately appeal a district court's denial of qualified immunity under the collateral order doctrine." Twiggs v. Selig , 679 F.3d 990 , 993 (8th Cir. 2012) (citing Ottman v. City of Independence, Mo. , 341 F.3d 751 , 755-56 (8th Cir. 2003)). Based on the foregoing, the Court orders a STAY of the proceedings, including the ..
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ORDER
ROBERT T. DAWSON, District Judge.
Defendant Fletcher Long has filed a Notice of Appeal (doc. 63) on the Court's denial of qualified immunity. "A defendant may immediately appeal a district court's denial of qualified immunity under the collateral order doctrine." Twiggs v. Selig, 679 F.3d 990, 993 (8th Cir. 2012) (citing Ottman v. City of Independence, Mo., 341 F.3d 751, 755-56 (8th Cir. 2003)).
Based on the foregoing, the Court orders a STAY of the proceedings, including the trial scheduled to begin Monday, June 2, 2014, pending the Eighth Circuit's ruling.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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