Legal Opinion
Flores v. Long
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1997No. 95-2224PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
I
Plaintiff Dennis Flores filed this action in state court against defendants New Mexico Department of Public Safety, New Mexico State Police, and six named law enforcement officers in their individual and official capacities for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging they violated his First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Plaintiff also asserted state tort claims for excessive force, false arrest, and malicious prosecution.
After removing the action to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441 defendants moved for summary judgment. The district court, however,…
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