Perez v. Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Anthony Mots, a firefighter, seeks qualified immunity from a claim that he violated the constitutional rights of Aaron Becerra when his fire truck collided with Becerra’s car. Because Mots was responding to an emergency call and because it is not alleged that Mots intended to harm Becerra, we conclude that Mots is entitled to qualified immunity as a matter of law. We REVERSE the district court’s denial of summary judgment and REMAND with directions to dismiss Becerra’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims.

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Mots is a firefighter employed by the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department, a…