Odom v. Kaizer

Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against a former police officer, alleging that the officer violated plaintiff's constitutional rights by deliberately or recklessly giving partially inaccurate testimony in a probable cause hearing. After two prior remands, the district court found that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity. The Eighth Circuit held that, although a reasonable officer would know that it was unlawful to use deliberate or reckless falsehoods in a probable cause hearing, the officer here was entitled to qualified immunity. In this case, ample facts supported the issuance of the arrest warrant for plaintiff without the officer's inaccuracies. Accordingly, the court affirmed summary judgment and dismissal in favor of the officer. View "Odom v. Kaizer" on Justia Law