Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit January 24, 1996, 94-3757 (Terry A. Veney v. Michael Hogan Carol Hernandez Frank D. Fleischer and Martha Knicely)

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ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

The question raised by this appeal is whether, in view of the unique framework within which a district court considers the defense of qualified immunity, a plaintiff bringing an action against individual governmental officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 must satisfy a heightened standard of pleading when the defense is raised pursuant to a motion to dismiss.