Ninth Circuit: MARIO GARCIA V. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

S1983

Denials of state law quasi-judicial immunity can be appealed on an interlocutory basis, as the immunity is potentially absolute.

Arrest of a person with a a substantial difference in height from the person described on the warrant states a 14A S1983 claim.

State immunity statute shields only the arresting officer, and presumes reasonable belief.

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