United States First Circuit

The magistrate judge's denial of qualified immunity for the officer is reversed, and the case is remanded with instructions to grant the officer's motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity based on objective reasonableness grounds.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/20/2003
• Published 11/20/2003

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald E. Gardner, with whom Michael A. Ricker and Devine, Millimet & Branch were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leslie C. Nixon, with whom Nixon, Raiche, Manning, Casinghino & Leach was on brief, for appellees.