Petta v. Rivera, No. 95-40157 (5th Cir.) (143 F.3d 895) (June 9, 1998) (Per Curiam)
Loaded on July 1, 1998
published in Punch and Jurists
July 20, 1998
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Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
This is a revised opinion in the outrageous case originally discussed more fully under the decision reported at Petta v. Rivera, 133 F.3d 330.
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