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Fifth Circuit· 3/22/2004

Linbrugger v. Abercia

Citations

  • 363 F.3d 537
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 5351
  • 2004 WL 551218

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that qualified immunity applies absent an underlying constitutional violation
  • upholding police officers’ entry into residence in order to “serve a judicial warrant . . . for [plaintiff’s] involuntary mental health commitment”
  • “If no constitutional right has been violated, the inquiry ends and the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity.”

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Judges: Garwood, Jones, Zainey

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