Marian Johnson, et al. v. Kristine L. Fankell

Decided June 9, 1997. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 96-292 · 520 U.S. 911 (1997) · Cited 302 times

Holding

Defendants in a state-court § 1983 action do not have a federal right to an interlocutory appeal from a denial of qualified immunity.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Mitchell v. Forsyth · 472 U.S. 511 (1985)
• Johnson v. Jones · 515 U.S. 304 (1995)
• Felder v. Casey · 487 U.S. 131 (1988)
• Harlow v. Fitzgerald · 457 U.S. 800 (1982)
• Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rose · 496 U.S. 356 (1990)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad · 342 U.S. 359 (1952)
• Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · 437 U.S. 463 (1978)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• Abney v. United States · 431 U.S. 651 (1977)
• Behrens v. Pelletier · 516 U.S. 299 (1996)
• Southland Corp. v. Keating · 465 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Commissioner v. Estate of Bosch · 387 U.S. 456 (1967)
• Nixon v. Fitzgerald · 457 U.S. 731 (1982)
• M. L. B. v. S. L. J. · 519 U.S. 102 (1996)
• Wardius v. Oregon · 412 U.S. 470 (1973)
• Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller Ex Rel. Koller · 472 U.S. 424 (1985)
• McKane v. Durston · 153 U.S. 684 (1894)
• Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc. · 319 U.S. 350 (1943)
• Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co. · 317 U.S. 239 (1942)
• Helstoski v. Meanor · 442 U.S. 500 (1979)
• Herb v. Pitcairn · 324 U.S. 117 (1945)
• Exxon Corp. v. Department of Revenue of Wis. · 447 U.S. 207 (1980)
• Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala. · 338 U.S. 294 (1949)
• Douglas v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 279 U.S. 377 (1929)
• Missouri Ex Rel. Southern Railway Co. v. Mayfield · 340 U.S. 1 (1950)
• Kohl v. Lehlback · 160 U.S. 293 (1895)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Haywood v. Drown · 556 U.S. 729 (2009)
• Danforth v. Minnesota · 552 U.S. 264 (2008)
• Schriro v. Summerlin · 542 U.S. 348 (2004)

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