Pistor v. Garcia, 791 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2015)
Jun 30, 2015OUTCOME: Sovereign immunity denied.
Claimed illegal search and seizure. Sovereign immunity sought by defendants.
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OUTCOME: Sovereign immunity denied.
Claimed illegal search and seizure. Sovereign immunity sought by defendants.
OUTCOME: Denied
Claimed personal jurisdiction over a foreign federal agent in Nevada attendant to a seizure.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment for claimant. Reversed and remanded on appeal with directive that the issues be tried. Qualified immunity on cross-appeal denied.
Person seized and searched by police on alleged suspicion of a crime. Claim that the assertion of suspicion was wrong and fabricated.
OUTCOME: Claim sufficiently stated for false imprisonment claim.
Blackjack player taken into custody for protesting alleged cheating by casino.
OUTCOME: Personal jurisdiction ordered.
Personal jurisdiction in a Bivin's claim.
OUTCOME: Reinstatement granted.
Writ of mandamus to reinstate an attorney on a case after disqualification.
OUTCOME: Qualified immunity for police denied, and illegal search found.
State assertion of governmental immunity based on qualified immunity.
OUTCOME: Availability of emotional distress damages in intentional torts actions sans physical injury confirmed.
Damages in intentional torts.