Legal Opinion

Oliveros v. Mitchell

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 17, 2006No. 05-2163PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

During his arrest by Farmington, New Mexico, police officers on December 18, 2002, Jeremy Blouin was shot in the hip when a police handgun discharged. Blouin disappeared in a swimming mishap six months after the incident and is presumed dead. Louren Oliveros, Blouin’s personal representative, subsequently sued the City of Farmington and the two police officers based on the shooting. Oliveros claims that the defendants violated Blouin’s Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights and committed assault, battery, and negligence in the course of arresting Blouin in 2002. Her…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Brower Ex Rel. Estate of Caldwell v. County of InyoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Robertson v. WegmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Baca v. SklarCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  4. Methola v. County of EddyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Bober v. New Mexico State FairNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Lundstrom v. RomeroCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  2. Lymon v. Aramark Corp.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2010
  3. Green v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  4. Hardin v. First Cash Financial Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  5. Glover v. GartmanDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2012

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