Legal Opinion
Mark Alfred Garmon v. Robert Foust, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1984No. 83-1563, 83-1857PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Mark Garmon, a student at a private university, brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Robert Foust, a municipal police officer, violated his Fourth Amendment rights by unlawfully seizing and searching without a warrant a package that had been mailed to Garmon, but which was undelivered and in the custody of university employees at the time the officer took possession of it. The district court held that Foust was immune from liability for the search, directed a *1071verdict for Garmon on the issue of liability for seizure of the package, and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- United States v. Caliph D. Banks, A/K/A Leroy, A/K/A KayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- State v. MorrisonNebraska Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. WazSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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