LOVINGOOD

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• Brown v. Crawford Cnty., 960 F.2d 1002 (11th Cir. 1992)
  …F. 2d 1497, 1505 (11th Cir.1989). This court has recognized that “voting, debate and reacting to public opinion are manifestly in furtherance of legislative duties.” DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line, 888 F. 2d 755, 765 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 952, 110 S.Ct. 2219, 109 L.Ed.2d 544 (1990); see Hudgins v. City of Ashburn, 890 F. 2d 396, 406 n. 20 (11th Cir.1989) (“Extrapolating from Supreme Court and former Fifth Circuit precedent, the Eleventh Circuit has concluded that ‘the vote of a city coun…
• Devine v. Indian River Cnty. Sch. Bd., 121 F.3d 576 (11th Cir. 1997)
  …r interpretation of those statutes and rules. See, e.g., DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line, 888 F. 2d 755, 763 (11th Cir.1989) (appeal challenging sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 is separable from merits of underlying civil rights claim), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 952, 110 S.Ct. 2219, 109 L.Ed.2d 544 (1990); Rives v. Franklin Life Ins. Co., 792 F. 2d 1324, 1327 (5th Cir.1986) (appeal challenging disqualification of trustee requires interpretation of state statute regarding trustees and is separable from merits o…
• Coy Dell Ellis v. The Coffee Cnty. Bd. OF Registrars, 981 F.2d 1185 (11th Cir. 1993)
  …by the doctrine of legislative immunity.” (citations omitted); DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line, 888 F. 2d 755, 765 (11th Cir.1989) (“[Vjoting, debate and reacting to public opinion are manifestly in furtherance of legislative duties.”), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 952, 110 S.Ct. 2219, 109 L.Ed.2d 544 (1990). Even if the Ellises could prove conspiracy or bad faith by the commissioners, an unworthy purpose does not remove absolute immunity protection from legislators acting in their legislative capacity. Tenney,…