Mitchell v. Forsyth

472 U.S. 511·1985

What the Court Decided

Held that the denial of a government official's qualified immunity claim is an immediately appealable collateral order because qualified immunity is an immunity from suit, not merely a defense to liability.

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Cited In

GEO Group v. Menocal

2025 Term · 24-758

Cited as the leading case establishing that denial of qualified immunity is an immediately appealable collateral order. Respondents distinguished it by arguing the pure legal question in qualified immunity (clearly established law) has no equivalent in Yearsley.