· 2/11/2002
Menebhi v. Mattos
Citations
- 183 F. Supp. 2d 490
- 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2175
- 2002 WL 205465
How courts have described this case
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- noting once a reasonably credible complaint is made, the existence of probable cause does not depend upon the actual truth of the complaint and the focal point becomes the officer’s knowledge
- noting probable cause to arrest leads to a conclusion of no constitutional violation
- noting probable cause and qualified immunity are “inextricably linked such that the determinative issue in a qualified immunity dispute is whether an officer reasonably believed the information he or she possessed constituted probable cause”
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Judges: Lagueux
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