Paul Knox v. Deborah Smith

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• noting that the seizure of a pa‐ rolee without reasonable suspicion could violate the Fourth Amendment
• noting that, where “one side concedes the other’s facts as to what happened,” the qualified immunity question becomes a question of law
• accepting jurisdiction because “probable cause [and by analogy, reasonable suspicion] is normally a mixed question of law and fact, but where, as here, one side concedes the other’s facts as to what happened, it is a question of law”
• same analysis applies for warrant concerning violation of supervised release
• de- fendant is not generally permitted to appeal denial of a sum- mary judgment that involves mixed question of law and fact, “but where, as here, one side concedes the other’s facts as to what happened, it is a question of law”
• addressing the reasonable suspicion standard for parole violations

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