Legal Opinion
Ronald Fonte v. John Collins
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 15, 1990No. 89-1796PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an interlocutory appeal from the district court’s denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the grounds of qualified immunity. The defendants, Portland, Maine, police officers, were sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for allegedly violating the fourth amendment rights of the plaintiff by arresting him without probable cause. Because the officers have not shown that they are entitled to qualified immunity as a matter of law, we affirm.
As the district court’s opinion makes clear, many of the facts in this case are in dispute so we only state what appears…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Unwin v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Fonte v. CollinsDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1989
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Febus-Rodriguez v. Betancourt-LebronCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Hegarty v. Somerset CountyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Cotnoir v. University of Maine SystemsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Comfort v. Town of PittsfieldDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1996
- Lowinger v. BroderickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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