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Burnham v. West
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 29, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-0464-RPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION AND ORDER
SPENCER, District Judge.
By order entered December 28, 1987 this Court ruled that although the defendants in this case had conducted unlawful searches, they were entitled to qualified immunity from all damages liability. Plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider is now before the Court. Plaintiffs argue in this motion that federal qualified immunity principles do not bar damages liability under their claim pursuant to Va. Code Ann. section 19.2-59 (1983), 1 and that defendants’ conduct satisfies the requirements for both compensatory and punitive damages liability under…
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