Margaret S. Rodriguez v. Donald E. Ritchey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
We are called upon in this case to consider the possible civil liability of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents who were involved in a criminal investigation which culminated in the indictment and arrest of the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleges that the arrest was in violation of her fourth amendment rights and seeks damages under the authority of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents.1 We are unable to find, however, that the fourth amendment was infringed, and thus a Bivenstype action cannot be maintained. We are also unable to find that a cause of action under…
Also in this document: Dissent · Coleman; Dissent · Goldberg.
2Cases cited87 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by119 opinions
- John Edmond v. United States Postal Service General CounselCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- James B. Stanley v. Central Intelligence Agency United States Department of Defense U.S. ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Ellis v. BlumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Thomas James Hand v. Stuart Gary, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Deputy SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Dwayne Taylor and Charles D. Dixon v. Greg Gregg and City of Lubbock, Texas, MunicipalityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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