11. The qualified immunity doctrine need not be extended to protect public officials from such attacks. 12. The panel thus limited its decision to finding for the appellees on qualified immunity grounds. 13. The court held open the possibility, however, that council members might have qualified immunity . 14. The relevant precedent indicates that, in the context of qualified immunity , it is not. 15. Several important practical considerations also favor limiting the number of interlocutory qualified immunity appeals to one. 16. They said Saucier was not entitled to " qualified immunity " from being sued. 17. Because of this violation, the district court held that Chavez was not entitled to qualified immunity . 18. Qualified immunity , similar to absolute immunity, is an entitlement not to stand trial under certain circumstances.19. "We haven't had qualified immunity since we began in 1983, " she said. 20. The Justice Department claims Saucier deserves " qualified immunity " from civil lawsuits while on the job.
