Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. Higgs
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2012No. 11-1390PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in this civil action is taken from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the Defendants-Appellees in a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff-Appellant Kaufman brought the action alleging that the Defendants had violated his constitutional rights by arresting him without probable cause. The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343, and this court is granted appellate jurisdiction by 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
I. BACKGROUND
On March 14, 2009, a tan Infinity hit an unoccupied car in a jewelry store parking lot. The…
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