Legal Opinion
Tony Velasquez v. John Senko
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1987No. 85-2706PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
I
Plaintiffs allege that agents of the Immigration & Naturalization Service and the Border Patrol violated their constitutional rights in conducting raids on Hispanic neighborhoods and establishments without reasonable cause or proper warrants. Appellants, four federal officials sued in their individual capacities, moved to dismiss and for summary judgment. They claimed they had no personal connection with the raids in question and were therefore entitled to “qualified immunity” from suit.
The district court denied both motion, 643 F.Supp. 1172. The court found that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Velasquez v. SenkoDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1986
3Cited by26 opinions
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- Armendariz v. PenmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Lion Boulos, Individually and Doing Business as Abco Food Stores v. Richard D. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- William J. Elliott v. William Thomas, Barbara Propst v. Morton W. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Robert J. Pelletier v. Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and John W. BehrensCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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