United States Fourth Circuit

Attorney plaintiff's offer of legal services to a third party who was being arrested did not provide police officer with probable cause to arrest plaintiff for obstruction. Officer is not entitled to qualified immunity in an action alleging a Fourth Amendment violation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2003
• Published 07/22/2003

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Alexander Francuzenko, O'Connell, O'Connell & Sarsfield, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellant.  George Lynwood Freeman, Jr., Freeman & Berthelsen, Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellee.