Legal Opinion

Dale E. Kraus and Rosetta M. Kraus, Husband and Wife Cindy D. Kraus, Individually and Todd W. Montgomery, Individually v. County of Pierce

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 17, 1986No. 85-4190PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.

This is a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against several Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputies and the County of Pierce for damages arising out of an allegedly unlawful seizure of the plaintiffs and search of their home. This appeal is from the district court’s denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment.

Because denials of motions for summary judgment are ordinarily unappealable interlocutory orders, see Wright, Miller & Kane, Federal Practice and Procedure: Civil 2d § 2715, at 636 (1983), this appeal presents a threshold question of our jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291,…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by73 opinions

  1. Washington v. LambertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  2. Volk v. D.A. Davidson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Charles L. ROBINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. B. MEECHAM, C/O, D. Morris, SC/O, G. Cox, C/O, Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  4. Karen Kennedy v. Los Angeles Police Department City of Los Angeles James J. King Stanley A. SchottCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. Easyriders Freedom F.I.G.H.T. v. HanniganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996

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