Legal Opinion
Marietta Robinson v. Sarah Pezzat
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 1, 2016No. 15-7040PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
We return once again to the familiar yet significant issue of the proper role of the district court at summary judgment. In this section 1983 action, plaintiff sought to hold police officers liable for unlawfully seizing her property in violation of the Fourth Amendment when the officers shot and killed her dog while executing a search warrant. The district court granted summary judgment to the officer who first shpt the dog on the grounds that plaintiffs eyewitness account of the shooting was uncorroborated and…
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