Luz Gonzalez v. Lee County Housing Authority, 161 F.3d 1290 (1998)

Citation: Luz Gonzalez v. Lee County Housing Authority, 161 F.3d 1290 (1998)
Parent Document: Luz Gonzalez v. Lee County Housing Authority, 161 F.3d 1290 (1998)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1998-12-02
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/759590/luz-gonzalez-v-lee-county-housin... ↗

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For several reasons, we decline to extend Burrell 's holding to section 3617 actions. Initially, we note that this court has not extended Burrell to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 actions even though § 1981, under General Building Contractors Ass'n v. Pennsylvania, 458 U.S. 375, 386-91, 102 S.Ct. 3141, 3147-50, 73 L.Ed.2d 835 (1982), requires a showing of purposeful discrimination. See Johnson v. City of Fort Lauderdale, 126 F.3d 1372, 1379-80 (11th Cir.1997) (holding that defendant officials were entitled to qualified immunity on § 1981 claim but, under Burrell, could not assert qualified immunity on § 1985(3) claim). In light of the Johnson court's implicit decision to limit Burrell, we hesitate to extend Burrell here.

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