United States Ninth Circuit

A police officer did not have probable cause to search a backpack, but the officer was nevertheless entitled to immunity in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim where a reasonable officer would not necessarily understand that he lacked probable cause to search for explosives near a parade.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/09/2003
• Decided 08/01/2003
• Published 08/01/2003

Judges

• Before: CUDAHY,O'SCANNLAIN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence A. Hildes, Berkeley, CA, and Bernard Zahela, Wildlands Interstate Legal Defense Fund, Boise, ID, for the plaintiffs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Randall R. Adams, Quane Smith L.L.P., Coeur d'Alene, ID, for the defendants.