Filed: Sep. 30, 2002
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Summary: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit No. 01-11397 BRUCE HUNTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, VERSUS DWAYNE BISHOP; ET AL, Defendants, DWAYNE BISHOP, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (00-CV-933) September 27, 2002 Before DeMOSS, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Defendant Dwayne Bishop, a Dallas city police officer, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on * Pursuant to 5TH
Summary: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit No. 01-11397 BRUCE HUNTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, VERSUS DWAYNE BISHOP; ET AL, Defendants, DWAYNE BISHOP, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (00-CV-933) September 27, 2002 Before DeMOSS, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Defendant Dwayne Bishop, a Dallas city police officer, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on * Pursuant to 5TH C..
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fifth Circuit
No. 01-11397
BRUCE HUNTER,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
VERSUS
DWAYNE BISHOP; ET AL,
Defendants,
DWAYNE BISHOP,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
(00-CV-933)
September 27, 2002
Before DeMOSS, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Defendant Dwayne Bishop, a Dallas city police officer, appeals
the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this
opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under
the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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qualified immunity grounds of Plaintiff Bruce Hunter’s suit
alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Hunter’s suit alleges
that Bishop unlawfully detained him; arrested him for assault
without probable cause; used excessive force during the arrest;
maliciously prosecuted him; and otherwise violated his 1st and 4th
Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution. Hunter also brings
Texas state law claims alleging assault, battery, false arrest and
false imprisonment.
We lack jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a denial of summary
judgment on qualified immunity grounds, where the issue is “nothing
more than whether the evidence could support a finding that
particular conduct occurred....” Behrens v. Pelletier,
516 U.S.
299, 313 (1996). Here, the district court denied Defendant’s
motion for summary judgment on grounds that genuine issues of
material fact exist as to what occurred between Defendant and
Plaintiff which must be resolved before the court could determine
whether Defendant is immune from suit. Because this determination
was merely one of “evidentiary sufficiency,” we lack jurisdiction
to hear Defendant’s appeal.
Defendant’s appeal is DISMISSED.
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