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First Circuit· 2/28/2001

Abreu-Guzman v. Ford

Citations

  • 241 F.3d 69
  • 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 2861
  • 2001 WL 179930

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that agents' \objectively reasonable belief that there was probable cause ... extinguishe[d] any basis for finding liability for ... false imprisonment\ under Puerto Rico law
  • stating that evidence must be viewed in light most favorable to non-moving party when reviewing grant of summary judgment
  • stating that evidence must be viewed in light most favorable to non-moving party when reviewing grant of summary judgment
  • noting that false arrest and false imprisonment claims “focus on whether the arresting officer ‘lacked reasonable cause for believing that [the suspect] committed a felony’ ” (alteration in original
  • discussing facts known to police which provided basis for probable cause, thereby making plaintiffs arrest objectively reasonable
  • recognizing Supreme Court’s “preferred method of analysis” for qualified immunity

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Judges: Boudin, Stahl, Lynch

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