U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2007

Floyd D. Manning v. Steve Wilson

Floyd D. Manning v. Steve Wilson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided February 23, 2007 · Black, Barkett, Marcus
228 F. App'x 836

Floyd D. Manning v. Steve Wilson

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Ron Clark and Pamela Pangle appeal from an adverse summary judgment denying them qualified immunity from Floyd Manning’s claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that Clark and Pangle violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. In our de novo review of the district court’s ruling, we first resolve all issues of material fact in favor of the plaintiff, and then proceed to the legal question of whether the defendant is entitled to qualified immunity under his version of the facts. Lee v. Ferraro, 284 F.3d 1188, 1190 (11th Cir. 2002). Under Manning’s version of the relevant facts, Clark and Pangle “jimmied” the front lock of his house and searched the premises without a warrant, and in the absence of any exigent circumstances. If proven at trial, these facts would compel the conclusion that Clark and Pangle, acting in a discretionary capacity, committed a “clearly established” constitutional violation, Crosby v. Monroe County, 394 F.3d 1328, 1332 (11th Cir. 2004). Therefore, they are not entitled to qualified immunity and the judgment of the district court is

AFFIRMED.

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