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· 6/11/1948

Dubonnet v. Marshall

Citations

  • 80 F. Supp. 905
  • 1948 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2202

How courts have described this case

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

  • granting qualified immunity when an officer shot a dog as “several large dogs ran out aggressively charging, barking and growling” and plaintiffs offered no contradicting evidence
  • “Circuit courts routinely find that the killing of an individual’s pet can constitute a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.”

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Judges: Bailey

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