Legal Opinion
Evett v. DETNTFF
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 2003No. 02-40686PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellee Bobby Evett (“Ev-ett”) filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against law enforcement officers Kent Graham (“Graham”) and Ramiro Mendiola (“Mendiola”) for unlawful arrest. Graham and Mendiola filed motions for summary judgment based upon qualified immunity, which the district court denied as a matter of law. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. BACKGROUND & PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In August 2000, members of the Deep East Texas Regional Narcotics Trafficking Task Force (“Task Force”), a state and local funded task force comprised of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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