Legal Opinion
Estate of Jimma Pal Reat v. Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 31, 2016No. 15-1001PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge.
This case arises out of the fatal shooting of Jimma Pal Reat at a Denver intersection. Reat was killed after Denver 911 operator Juan Rodriguez directed him back into the path of his armed assailants. His estate sued the 911 operator, alleging civil rights claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and various state law claims.
Rodriguez moved for summary judgment on all claims against him on the basis of qualified immunity. The district court granted summary judgment in his favor on all constitutional claims except for a Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process claim based…
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