Legal Opinion
Wernecke v. Garcia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 15, 2009No. 09-40132PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Edward and Michelle Wernecke and their four minor children (KW, JW, JW, and JW) brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Linda Kim Garcia and Claira Trainer for alleged violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Werneckes allege that Garcia and Trainer illegally searched their residence without a warrant and seized three of the children -without a custody order. Garcia and Trainer bring an interlocutory appeal of the district court’s order denying their motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. We REVERSE in part, AFFIRM in part, and…
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