Legal Opinion
Guerra v. Sutton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1986No. Nos. 84-4207, 84-4208 and 86-3536PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
Seven appellants appeal the district court’s dismissal of their Bivens and Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-80 (FTCA), actions after a bench trial. Appellants claim that the trial court erred in holding that the federal employee defendants were immune from suit because of their reasonable reliance on the local police for warrants for searches in which the federal defendants may have participated. In addition, appellants argue that the trial court improperly failed to exercise its discretion respecting their claim for declaratory relief. Finally, appellants…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Davis v. SchererSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by89 opinions
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