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Richardson Vs. Mcknight
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- Jun 23, 1997
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U.S. 399 (1997) October Term, 1996 Syllabus Richardson Et Al. V. McknightSearch
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violation. Pp. 402-414. (a) Four aspects of Wyatt v. ColeSearch
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enjoyed a kind of immunity defense arising out of their status as public employees at common law, see Pro cunier v. NavaretteSearch
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lawsuits, see Harlow v. FitzgeraldSearch
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from suit. It therefore denied the guards' motion to dismiss. The guards appealed to the Sixth Circuit. See Mitchell v. ForsythSearch
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see also Johnson v. JonesSearch
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U. S. 299 (1996). That court also ruled against them. McKnight v. ReesSearch
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sector defendants are entitled to immunities of the sort the law provides governmental defendants. See, e. g., Eagon v. ElkSearch
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Williams v. O'LearySearch
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Frazier v. BaileySearch
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We granted certiorari to review this holding. We now affirm. II A We take the Court's recent case, Wyatt v. ColeSearch
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and to provide related relief. Id., at 161 (emphasis added) (citing Carey v. PiphusSearch
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see also Owen v. IndependenceSearch
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see also Lugar v. EdmondsonSearch
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that after Harlow, supra, and this Court's reformulation of the qualified immunity doctrine, see Anderson v. CreightonSearch
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id., at 163 (quoting Imbler v. PachtmanSearch
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U. S., at 164 (quoting Owen v. IndependenceSearch
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see also Newport v. FactSearch
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have enjoyed a kind of immunity defense arising out of their status as public employees at common law. See Procunier v. NavaretteSearch
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in prison leasing States with remedies against mistreatment by those private lessors. See, e. g., Dade Coal Co. v. HaslettSearch
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Boswell v. BarnhartSearch
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Dahlheim v. LemonSearch
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Tillar v. ReynoldsSearch
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Weigel v. BrownSearch
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see also Edwards v. PocahontasSearch
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Hall v. O'NeilSearch
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that the law gave purely private companies or their employees any special immunity from such suits. Cf. Almango v. BoardSearch
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contractor designated state instrumentality by statute). The case on which the dissent rests its argument, Williams v. AdamsSearch
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cf. Tower v. GloverSearch
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out these functions. History therefore does not provide significant support for the immunity claim. Cf. Briscoe v. LaHueSearch
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public officials, Harlow, 457 U. S., at 814 (quoting Gregoire v. BiddleSearch
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but only to decide which type of immunity-absolute or qualified-a public officer should receive. See, e. g., Buckley v. FitzsimmonsSearch
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Burns v. ReedSearch
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case. Cf. Forrester v. WhiteSearch
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liability, it is for the District Court to determine whether, under this Court's decision in Lugar v. EdmondsonSearch
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liability under Lugar v. EdmondsonSearch
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