TUCKER v. RESHA

No. 80991.

648 So.2d 1187 (1994)

Katie D. TUCKER, Petitioner, v. Donald George RESHA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian S. Duffy of McConnaughhay, Roland, Maida, Cherr & McCranie, P.A., Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Richard E. Johnson of Spriggs & Johnson and William A. Friedlander, Tallahassee, for respondent.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, amicus curiae for the Dept. of Ins., Div. of Risk Management.

Barbara C. Fromm, Leonard J. Dietzen, III and Jennifer Parker LaVia of Parker, Skelding, Labasky & Corry, Tallahassee, amicus curiae for Florida Sheriffs' Self-Insurance Fund.

James K. Green of James K. Green, P.A., West Palm Beach, amicus curiae for American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc.


HARDING, Justice.

We have for review Tucker v. Resha, 610 So.2d 460 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992), wherein the district court certified the following question of great public importance:

IS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL ASSERTING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY AS A DEFENSE TO A FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS CLAIM ENTITLED IN THE FLORIDA COURTS TO THE SAME STANDARD OF REVIEW OF DENIAL OF HER MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS IS AVAILABLE IN THE FEDERAL COURTS...

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