Is a court's denial of qualified immunity available to a plaintiff in a civil case appealable in the absence of a final judgment?
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The following excerpt is from Carrillo v. Cnty. of L. A., No. 12-57229, No. 13-56817 (9th Cir. 2015):
2. A district court's denial of a claim of qualified immunity is immediately appealable under 28 U.S.C. 1291 notwithstanding the absence of a final judgment. See Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 530 (1985).
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