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Even Where the Underlying Defense Is Qualified Immunity, There is No Collateral-Order Appeal from a District Court’s Denying a Dispositive Motion That Exceeds the Page Limits Set by Local Rules, Holds Tenth Circuit

In Jefferson v. Moore, No. 25-3020 (10th Cir. June 5, 2026), the Tenth Circuit dismisses an appeal of a qualified immunity defense where the district court “denied the motion without prejudice” because “Defendants’ motion exceeded the page limits set by the local rules and, alternatively, that their motion for summary judgment was premature.” In response…

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District Court’s Failure to Adjudicate Qualified Immunity “At the Earliest Possible Stage in the Litigation” Subject to Appeal Under Collateral-Order Doctrine, Holds Fifth Circuit

In Wertenbroch v. Hardeman, No. 25-40616 (5th Cir. June 3, 2026), the Fifth Circuit holds that even a non-response by a district court to a motion for qualified immunity can serve as an “implicit denial . . . that is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine.” Plaintiffs sued the City Manager of Pittsburg, Texas for…

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Divided Sixth Circuit Panel Queries Diversity Jurisdiction in Case Against a Lloyd’s of London “Syndicate” of Underwriters

In Halbower v. Hiscox Syndicate 33 of Lloyd’s of London, No. 25-1152 (6th Cir. May 29, 2026), the panel unanimously remands an insurance dispute to reconsider diversity jurisdiction where the defendant is a Lloyd’s of London “Syndicate,” an unincorporated group of underwriting members. The panel, nevertheless, splits over the proper analysis. Syndicates are loose associations…

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