Opinion ID: 770594
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Text: 39 Although the denial of a summary judgment motion is not ordinarily appealable, this court has jurisdiction to review an order denying a government official summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. Schwenk v. Hartford, 204 F.3d 1187, 1195 (9th Cir. 2000) (citing Behrens v. Pelletier, 516 U.S. 299, 312 (1996)). Our jurisdiction in such cases, however, is limited to questions of law; it does not extend to claims in which the determination of qualified immunity depends upon disputed issues of material fact. Id. (citing Johnson v. Jones, 515 U.S. 304, 319 (1995); Knox v. Southwest Airlines, 124 F.3d 1103, 1106 (9th Cir. 1997)). This court reviews de novo the denial of a motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. Katz v. United States, 194 F.3d 962, 966 (9th Cir. 1999) (citing Knox, 124 F.3d at 1105), petition for cert. filed, 68 U.S.L.W. 3774 (U.S. June 8, 2000) (No. 99-1977); Calabretta v. Floyd , 189 F.3d 808, 812 (9th Cir. 1999). Here, the material facts are not in dispute, and the issues involve only questions of law. Thus, we have jurisdiction over the qualified immunity appeal. 40