Seventh Circuit· 6/17/2014

Roric Gibbs v. Brooke Lomas

Citations

755 F.3d 529
2014 WL 2736066
2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 11688

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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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Judges: Posner, Ripple, Gilbert

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