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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Furthermore, our research reveals no case other than Burrell in which a court of appeals or the Supreme Court has barred the qualified immunity defense on the ground that the statute creating liability requires a showing of discriminatory intent. In other circuits, for example, public officials may assert the qualified immunity defense in a § 1985(3) action. See Southard v. Texas Bd. of Criminal Justice, 114 F.3d 539, 555 (5th Cir.1997); Brown v. City of Oneonta, N.Y., Police Dep't, 106 F.3d 1125, 1133 (2d Cir.1997); Vaughn v. U.S. Small Business Admin., 65 F.3d 1322, 1324-30 (6th Cir.1995); Simmons v. Poe, 47 F.3d 1370, 1376-78 (4th Cir.1995); Bisbee v. Bey, 39 F.3d 1096, 1101-02 (10th Cir.1994); Howard v. Suskie, 26 F.3d 84, 87 (8th Cir.1994); Prokey v. Watkins, 942 F.2d 67, 71-74 (1st Cir.1991); Auriemma v. Rice, 910 F.2d 1449, 1457-59 (7th Cir.1990); Hobson v. Wilson, 737 F.2d 1, 24 (D.C.Cir.1984).

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