United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of defendants-police officers' motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging violations of plaintiffs' Fourth Amendment rights when defendants, without a warrant, entered and searched plaintiffs' backyard and residence is reversed where exigent circumstances justified the entries.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/29/2006
• Published 03/29/2006

Judges

• Before:  MOORE, ROGERS, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Joseph Nimako, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, Livonia, Michigan, for Appellants.  Russell C. Babcock, Mastromarco & Jahn, Saginaw, Michigan, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Joseph Nimako, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, Livonia, Michigan, for Appellants.   Victor J. Mastromarco, Jr., Mastromarco & Jahn, Saginaw, Michigan, for Appellees.