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WILLIAMS v. BROOKS

No. 90-2406.

945 F.2d 1322 (1991)

W. Douglas WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Honorable Jack BROOKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 31, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Ross, Gen. Counsel to the Clerk, Robert M. Long, Asst. U.S. House of Representatives, Charles D. Tiefer, Deputy Gen. Counsel to the Clerk, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

Ella T. Tyler, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, GARWOOD and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether defendant-appellant The Honorable Jack Brooks (Congressman Brooks), as a Member of Congress, is absolutely immune under the doctrine of official immunity from a claim for defamation brought by a private citizen for comments made in a television interview. We hold that he is not, and we therefore affirm the district court's denial of his claim of official immunity.

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