Hinojosa v. Livingston

Plaintiff filed suit against defendants after her son died of complications from heatstroke while he was incarcerated. On interlocutory appeal, defendants challenged the district court's order deferring ruling on their motion to dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity and ordered limited discovery. The court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over the appeal and dismissed because the district court correctly concluded that the complaint was sufficient and that further factual development was needed to rule on defendants’ qualified immunity defense, and because the discovery that the district court ordered was narrowly tailored to the facts needed to rule on the defense View "Hinojosa v. Livingston" on Justia Law