Legal Opinion

Starrett v. City of Lander

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 1, 2017No. 16-8124UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Scott M. Matheson, Jr., Circuit Judge

Joanna Starrett appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment based on qualified immunity to two police officers on her Fourth Amendment claims of unlawful arrest and excessive use of force. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Two City of Lander, Wyoming police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at the trailer home of Edward and Joanna Starrett. The Starretts went outside to talk with them. Officer Ramsey stayed on the front porch with Mrs. Star-rett, who appeared intoxicated…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Mullenix v. LunaSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. White v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  5. United States v. LanierSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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