United States First Circuit

In a section 1983 suit alleging unlawful arrest, defendant-police officer was entitled to judgment as a matter of law on the basis of qualified immunity where an objectively reasonable officer in his position could have believed that his conduct would not violate the Fourth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/31/2005
• Published 08/31/2005

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and OBERDORFER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew M. Fischer, with whom Jason & Fischer was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Amy E. Ambarik, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Stephen G. Cox, Assistant Corporation Counsel, and Merita A. Hopkins, Corporation Counsel, were on brief, for appellees.