Hopkins v. Bonvicino, No. 07-15102

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on an unlawful search, the denial of defendants' summary judgment motion based on qualified immunity is affirmed in part where two of the defendant-officers violated plaintiff's clearly established rights, but reversed in part, where another defendant was a mere bystander to his colleagues' conduct.

Read Hopkins v. Bonvicino, No. 07-15102

Appellate Information

Argued and Submitted October 20, 2008

Filed July 16, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Reinhardt

Counsel

For Appellants:

Todd H. Master, Howard Rome Martin & Ridley, Redwood City, CA

For Appellee:

Anthony Boskovich, Boskovich Law Office, San Jose, CA