Ortega v. Christian

How courts have described this case

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

• outlining the difference between claims for false arrest and false imprisonment
• rooting false arrest and false imprisonment claims in the Fourth Amendment
• “An arrest made with probable cause [ ] constitutes an absolute bar to a section 1983 action for false arrest.”
• “A warrantless arrest without probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment and forms the basis for a section 1983 claim.” (citation omitted)
• “[A] past history between the informant and [law enforcement] could lend support for the informant’s veracity and reliability.”
• “A warrantless arrest without probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment and forms the basis for a section 1983 claim.” (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).