· 2/19/1974
Davis v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.
Citations
- 415 U.S. 920
- 94 S. Ct. 1421
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- holding in the absence of a factual dispute, the district court is required to determine whether police officer's conduct was contrary to conduct reasonable officers would have taken
- inquiry must be “whether there is any ease law dealing with the more particularized right that is at issue in this case”
- only qualified immunity issue is properly before Court
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