Legal Opinion
Tarantino v. Baker
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1987No. 86-2109PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina denying a police officer’s claim of qualified immunity from suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court concluded that the officer’s conduct violated clearly settled fourth amendment principles and denied his motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity, 639 F.Supp. 661. We express no view on the constitutionality of the officer’s conduct, an issue considered and decided against the officer’s position in an earlier unappealed…
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3Cited by76 opinions
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