Legal Opinion
Maresca v. County of Bernalillo
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 22, 2015No. 14-2163PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants Stephen Maresca, Heather Martin-Maresca, and their three children were driving back from a family hike when they were arrested in a “felony stop” carried out by Bernalillo County Sheriffs Deputies J. Fuentes, G. Grun-dhoffer, and four other officers. 1 Deputy Fuentes initiated the stop because she mistakenly believed that the Marescas were driving a stolen vehicle. The Marescas sued, alleging that the officers violated the Marescas’ Fourth Amendment rights both by unlawfully arresting them and by using excessive force in doing so. On cross-motions for…
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