Legal Opinion
Pauly Ex Rel. Estate of Pauly v. White
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 9, 2016No. 14-2035PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
On a dark and rainy night in October 2011, Samuel Pauly was shot to death through the window of his rural New Mexico home by one of three state police officers investigating an earlier road rage incident on Interstate 25 involving his brother. On behalf of Samuel Pauly’s estate, his father filed a civil rights action against the three officers, the State of New Mexico Department of Public Safety, and two state officials, claiming defendants violated his son’s Fourth Amendment right against the use of excessive force.1 The officers moved for summary judgment, asserting…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by27 opinions
- White v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 2017
- A.M. Ex Rel. F.M. v. HolmesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
- Mayfield v. BethardsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
- Pauly v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017
- Carabajal v. City of Cheyenne, WYCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017
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