Opinion ID: 170083
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Text: Plaintiff Tennille Segura brought a federal claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendant Officer Rich Jones. Jurisdiction in the District Court was proper pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §1331. Officer Jones filed a qualified immunity-based summary judgment motion which the Court granted in part and denied in part on December 8, 2006. Officer Jones filed his notice of appeal on January 4, 2007 regarding the denial of that part of the motion dealing with the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim. This is an appeal of a final order as defined by Mitchell v. Forsyth, thereby providing this court with interlocutory jurisdiction pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §1291. 472 U.S. 511, 530 (1985)(holding that a claim of qualified immunity, to the extent that it turns on an issue of law, is an appealable final decision within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1291).