Richard Wesley v. Alison Campbell

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• explaining that the time to decide qualified immunity “is usually summary judgment and not dismissal under Rule 12”
• noting that sometimes a \mere allegation . . . falls short of creating probable cause absent some corroborating evidence of wrongdoing.\
• noting that certain indicia of reliability justify a finding of probable cause based on an eyewitness allegation—such as the fact that the eyewitness personally observed the crime, was a victim of that crime, and identified the perpetrator of that crime
• noting it is “generally inappropriate for a district court to grant a 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity”
• describing “uncorroborated hearsay allegations [that] were too unreliable to form the basis for probable cause”
• noting it is “generally inappropriate for a district court to grant a 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity”

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