United States Ninth Circuit
BINGHAM v. CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH, 01-56044/56086
An unlawful traffic stop, even if not racially-motivated, may give rise to a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim, and a police officer was not entitled to qualified immunity where no reasonable suspicion existed to detain plaintiff. An arrest in order to verify a warrant was reasonable.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/19/2003
- Published 05/19/2003
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- United States Ninth Circuit