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· 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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