Roric Gibbs v. Brooke Lomas

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• stating well-established rule that an officer's subjective motivations are not considered in determining if probable cause existed
• if either prong of the qualified immunity analysis is answered in the negative, the defendant is entitled to qualified immunity
• quot- ing Jones v. City of Elkhart, 737 F.3d 1107, 1114 (7th Cir. 2013)
• “Because the presence of probable cause makes a warrantless arrest reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, the existence of probable cause is an absolute defense to a § 1983 claim for false arrest.” (cleaned up)
• district court’s denial of summary judgment usually unappealable interlocultory order

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