Legal Opinion
Hocker v. Woody
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 1981No. 47229-7PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Utter, J. —
Linda Hocker brought a civil rights action based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to recover damages from James Woody, a parole officer, for his alleged forcible intrusion into her private home. Finding that Woody's actions did not violate the constitution, both the trial court and Court of Appeals entered a judgment for him. We believe there was a constitutional violation but affirm those judgments, for Woody acted in good faith.
In her complaint, Hocker alleges that Woody demanded entrance into her home on seven occasions to search for Dennis Swindler, a parolee whose parole had been suspended…
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