Legal Opinion

Archuleta v. LaCuesta

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided July 2, 1999No. 19,299PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

{1} The Estate of Marvin Archuleta (Estate) appeals the district court’s grant of partial summary judgment and the denial of its motion for reconsideration under Rule 1-060(B)(1) NMRA 1999. Partial summary judgment was granted to New Mexico State Police Officers Wesley LaCuesta, Ronald Densinger, and John Denko for the Estate’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) claim that the officers violated Archuleta’s Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable seizure in using excessive force resulting in Archuleta’s death. We hold that there are genuine issues of material fact…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Thomas v. RoachCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999

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