United States First Circuit

In an action resulting from the wrongful death of an FBI agent, the district court erred in denying the individual defendants qualified immunity from plaintiff's claim pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), which alleged a violation of the Fifth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/02/2005
• Published 09/07/2005

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA, and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anthony A. Yang, with whom Barbara L. Herwig, Attorneys, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, and H.S. García, United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Frank D. Inserni-Milam, with whom Luis R. Mellado-González, was on brief, for appellees.