Legal Opinion

Moody v. Ungerer

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided June 13, 1994No. 93SC236PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson

We granted certiorari to review Ungerer v. Moody, 859 P.2d 251 (Colo.App.1993). The court of appeals reversed the district court’s dismissal of the respondent’s claims for false arrest and for the violation of his civil rights. We reverse and remand to the court of appeals with directions to reinstate the district court’s order of dismissal.

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The respondent, Max Ungerer, a county employee, was returning to the county shop driving a road grader when a Colorado State Trooper, David Moody, stopped him for impeding traffic. Trooper Moody asked Un-gerer to produce his driver’s license but did not…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado, Inc. , Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  2. McDonald v. WiseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
  3. State v. RobertsonUtah Supreme Court · 1997
  4. City of Lakewood v. BraceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
  5. Castaldo v. StoneDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2001

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