Legal Opinion
Michael Fenwick v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 13, 2015No. 13-5130PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In this damages action against three deputy federal marshals, the plaintiff alleges that the officers violated the Fourth Amendment when they used deadly force against him. The officers moved for summary judgment based on qualified immunity, the district court denied the -motion, and the officers now appeal. We reverse. Under the circumstances of this case, we conclude that the deputies violated no clearly established law and are therefore entitled to qualified immunity.
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In January 2007, then sixteeri-year-old Michael…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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