United States Ninth Circuit

In a section 1983 suit alleging unlawful search and seizure, the district court's denial of summary judgment is reversed where defendant-police officers are entitled to qualified immunity since they could not have known that they were violating plaintiffs' clearly established constitutional rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/18/2004
• Decided 03/10/2005
• Published 03/10/2005

Judges

• BYBEE, Circuit Judge., Before:  LAY,HAWKINS, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph C. Howard, Jr. and Todd H. Master, Redwood City, CA, for the petitioners-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert R. Powell and Douglas D. Durward, San Jose, CA, for the respondents-appellees.