Herrera v. City of Albuquerque

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Desiree Herrera appeals from the district court’s grant of qualified immunity in favor of defendant Maureen O’Brien, and from the district court’s entry of final judgment in favor of defendants on her claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

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Factual background

On October 5, 2005, Albuquerque police officer Maureen O’Brien responded to a call of domestic violence at Herrera’s apartment. When O’Brien arrived at the apartment, she encountered Herrera, who at the time was sixteen years old. Herrera…