Legal Opinion
Smith v. Kenny
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided July 24, 2009No. CIV 08-0752 JB/RLPPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 1
JAMES O. BROWNING, District Judge.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant Sandra Kukowski’s Motion for Summary Judgment, filed February 27, 2009 (Doc. 16). The Court held a hearing on May 13, 2009. The primary issue is whether Defendant Sgt. Cassandra Kukowski enjoys qualified immunity for the actions she took at issue in this case. Resolution of that issue turns upon two sub-issues: (i) whether Kukowski seized Plain tiffs Matthew Smith and Linda Smith for purposes of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution when she called on her…
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