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· 6/11/1992

Deanna Jo Shea v. Karla L. Smith, Scott Baker, Robert Rumgay

Citations

  • 966 F.2d 127
  • 23 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 94
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 13397
  • 1992 WL 125083

How courts have described this case

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

  • \ `Clearly established rights' are those with contours sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right.\
  • \[A]n official who conducts an illegal search may not be held personally liable if he could have reasonably believed that the search comported with the Fourth Amendment.\
  • “ ‘Clearly established rights’ are those with contours sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right.”
  • police armed with probable cause can enter a third party’s home without a search warrant if they believe the suspect resides there
  • a probation officer may enter third party home to confirm whether probationer has violated a condition of probation where the officer “reasonably believes” that the probationer resides there
  • “[A]n official who conducts an illegal search may not be held personally liable if he could have reasonably believed that the search comported with the Fourth Amendment.”

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Judges: Becker, Nygaard, Roth

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