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Jurisdiction – Denial of Qualified Immunity

By: Derek Hawkins//August 1, 2017//

Jurisdiction – Denial of Qualified Immunity

By: Derek Hawkins//August 1, 2017//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Estate of Ryan L. Clark v. Bruce Walker, et al.

Case No.: 16-3560; 16-3644

Officials: FLAUM, KANNE, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Focus: Jurisdiction – Denial of Qualified Immunity

Because this is an appeal from a denial of summary judgment, our jurisdiction is quite limited. We have jurisdiction to review only the denial of qualified immunity and only to the extent the denial turned on questions of law. This narrows our consideration to two issues: whether Nurse Kuehn was entitled to qualified immunity as a private medical contractor, and whether it was clearly established that Clark had a right to be free from deliberate indifference to his serious risk of suicide. We agree with the district court on both points, so we affirm its denial of summary judgment for these two defendants.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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