United States Third Circuit

The question of whether an officer is entitled to qualified immunity is distinct from whether he used unreasonable force and requires a two-step inquiry of whether a constitutional violation actually occurred and whether that right was clearly established.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/05/2001
• Published 12/05/2001

Judges

• Before MANSMANN, RENDELL and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• D. Michael Fisher, Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General Chief, Appellate Litigation Section, Kemal A. Mericli, Senior Deputy Attorney, General Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Department of Justice, Harrisburg, PA, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Vincent A. Coppola,Pribanic & Pribanic, Pittsburgh, PA, Victor H. Pribanic, White Oak, PA, Counsel for Appellee.