United States Ninth Circuit

A police officer was not entitled to qualified immunity in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action challenging a traffic stop, as no reasonable suspicion existed to justify detention, but the officer was entitled to immunity as to plaintiff's arrest because it was necessary to verify an outstanding warrant.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/07/2002
• Decided 08/28/2003
• Published 08/28/2003

Judges

• Before REINHARDT, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David D. Lawrence,Franscell, Strickland, Roberts & Lawrence, Pasadena, California, for the defendant-appellant-cross-appellee., Howard R. Price, Brodey & Price, Beverly Hills, California, for the plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant.