FOY v. HOLSTON

No. 95-6227.

94 F.3d 1528 (1996)

Terry FOY, and Gloria Foy, individually, and as parents and next friend of Theresa Foy, Darron Foy, Tabitha Foy and Lasonya Foy, minors; Booker Grantham, and Fannie Grantham, individually, and as parents and next friend of Jamie Grantham, a minor, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Febru HOLSTON, Iola Williams, Charlotte Boatright, Lena Hardaway, Gail Shelfer, Andrew P. Hornsby, Jr., individually and as agents, servants, employees, supervisors and/or directors of the Department of Human Resources, an agency of the State of Alabama, Defendants-Appellants, Department of Human Resources of the State of Alabama, an agency of the State of Alabama, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Prendergast, Kathy Perry Brasfield, Sharon E. Ficquette, Ala. Dept. of Human Resources, Montgomery, AL, for appellants.

Ira Drayton Pruitt, Jr., Pruitt, Pruitt & Watkins, Livingston, AL, for appellees.

Before EDMONDSON and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and FARRIS, Senior Circuit Judge.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

The issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether certain Alabama officials are entitled to qualified immunity for their acts involving the Holyland, a religious community. Because Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate that a defendant violated clearly established federal law, we reverse and instruct the district court to grant each individual defendant summary judgment based on qualified immunity. We remand for further proceedings on claims...

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