Legal Opinion
Conner v. Sticher
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 14, 1986No. Nos. 85-8828, 85-8829PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Chief Judge:
Although this 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 action involves unusual activity by law enforcement officers which apparently did cause the two plaintiffs to live in fear that an accused murderer was trying to kill them, the plaintiffs have been unable to identify any accepted constitutionally protected interest upon which to base their claim. We affirm summary judgment for defendants.
The facts that led up to the law enforcement officers falsely telling the plaintiffs that they might be the target of a murderer, facts that must be accepted for summary judgment purposes, are rather…
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