It’s collateral-order-doctrine week in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, with two courts issuing opinions that dismiss interlocutory appeals of orders ruling on claims of immunity from civil litigation. Both appeals are dismissed on the ground that the immunity at issue in each case is, if anything, a mere defense against liability rather than a trueContinue reading “Fifth and Ninth Circuits Reject Novel Applications of the Collateral-Order Doctrine to Review District Court Orders Concerning Civil Immunity of Defendants”
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