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TURNEY v. O'TOOLE

No. 88-1267.

898 F.2d 1470 (1990)

Rocky James TURNEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James O'TOOLE, individually, as Superintendent of Central State Griffin Memorial Hospital, a state hospital of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health; Jamie Featherston, individually as Psychologist of Central State Griffin Memorial Hospital, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 26, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Manchester, Oklahoma City, Okl., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert H. Henry, Atty. Gen. of Oklahoma, Robert A. Nance, Asst. Atty. Gen., Deputy Chief, Federal Div., Oklahoma City, Okl., for defendants-appellees.

Before ANDERSON, BARRETT, Circuit Judges, and THEIS, District Judge.

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Rocky James Turney appeals from a summary judgment in-favor of defendant-appellees James O'Toole and Jamie Featherston. The district court held that the defendants were absolutely immune from a damages suit, and dismissed Turney's action. We affirm in part and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Late on the night of Friday, April 3, 1987, Special Judge John Wolking of the District Court...

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