United States Ninth Circuit

Where officers executed a defective search warrant, and the search leader did not check the warrant for errors, all officers except the lead officer were protected by qualified immunity. (Amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/13/2002
• Published 07/25/2002

Judges

• Before:  KOZINSKI and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Vincent J. Kozakiewicz, Boise, ID, and W.G. Gilbert III, Dillon, MT, argued the cause for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• William W. Mercer, Assistant United States Attorney, Billings, MT, and Brendon J. Rohan, of Poore, Roth & Robinson, P.C., Butte, MT, argued the cause for the appellees.  Deanne L. Sandholm, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Helena, MT, assisted on the brief.