United States Ninth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging the unlawful taking of a DNA sample, the dismissal of the action on qualified immunity grounds is reversed, where the forcible taking of the DNA sample under these circumstances violated Plaintiff's clearly established Fourth Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/19/2007
• Decided 06/23/2009
• Published 06/23/2009

Judges

• Before:  JANE R. ROTH,SIDNEY R. THOMAS, and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tyler A. Baker, Saundra Riley, Kimberly I. Culp, and Julie A. Nokleberg;  Fenwick & West LLP;  Mountain View, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert J. Gower;  Deputy District Attorney;  Las Vegas, NV, for the appellees.