Legal Opinion
V-1 Oil Company v. Means
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1996No. 95-8057PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs V-l Oil Company and William Richards sued Sergeant Roger Means of the Wyoming Highway Patrol under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging Means violated their Fourth Amendment rights by stopping a V-l propane truck driven by Richards and ordering Richards to drive the truck to a port of entry for a safety inspection. Means moved for summary judgment and the district court granted the motion, concluding that Means was entitled to qualified immunity because the stop and inspection did not violate clearly established law. Athough we do not agree with the district court’s…
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