United States Fourth Circuit

In a section 1983 suit, denial of qualified immunity to defendant is affirmed where plaintiff's claim that defendant fabricated evidence establishes the violation of a constitutional right.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/28/2005
• Published 04/28/2005

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:William Gray Broaddus, McGuirewoods, L.L.P., Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant.  Peter J. Neufeld, Cochran, Neufeld & Scheck, L.L.P., New York, New York, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Brian E. Pumphrey, McGuirewoods, L.L.P., Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant.  Deborah L. Cornwall, Cochran, Neufeld & Scheck, L.L.P., New York, New York;  Robert T. Hall, Hall, Sickels, Frei & Kattenburg, P.C., Reston, Virginia, for Appellee.