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· 12/3/1940

United States v. Atchley

Citations

  • 116 F.2d 266
  • 1940 U.S. App. LEXIS 2610

How courts have described this case

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

  • forcing suspects to lie prone on a floor for duration of search of premises after officers’ initial safety concerns had been satisfied by frisks raised question of reasonableness
  • “Where, as here, there are facts in dispute that are material to a determination of reasonableness, summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds is not appropriate”
  • “Where, as here, there are facts in dispute that are material to a determination of reasonableness, summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds is not appropriate.”
  • kicking plaintiff and probing his penis, testicles and anus

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Judges: Bratton, Murrah, Phillips

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