Legal Opinion

Beier v. City of Lewiston

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 14, 2004No. 02-35516PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BERZON, Circuit Judge.

Officer Joedy Mundell and Corporal Brad Mittendorf (collectively “the officers”) arrested Rafael Beier for violating a temporary protection order the terms of which they had neither read nor ascertained from authorized personnel. Beier brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting that the arrest was in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The officers appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion, on qualified immunity grounds, for summary judgment. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In June 1997, Beier and his wife, Susan Beier (“Susan”), were in the process of…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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  4. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by48 opinions

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