United States Second Circuit

A police officer was entitled to qualified immunity to claims of false arrest and false imprisonment, but not to Fourth Amendment claims to the extent they arise out of a warrantless entry into a home and warrantless seizure. Additional immunity claims analyzed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2002
• Published 09/27/2002

Judges

• MESKILL, Circuit Judge., Before:  MESKILL, SACK and BRIGHT  Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Karen M. Kammholz, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Rochester, N.Y. (Linda S. Kingsley, Corporation Counsel, Rochester, NY, of counsel), for Appellants Gorman and Nitchman., Michele DiGaetano, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Rochester, N.Y. (Linda S. Kingsley, Corporation Counsel, Rochester, NY, of counsel), for Appellant Feor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nira T. Kersmich, Rochester, NY, for Appellee.