RODRIGUEZ v. RITCHEY

No. 75-1362.

556 F.2d 1185 (1977)

Margaret S. RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald E. RITCHEY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Knight, Tampa, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Claude H. Tison, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., Robert E. Kopp, Atty., Barbara L. Herwig, Atty., Appellate Section, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, WISDOM, COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, GODBOLD, MORGAN, CLARK, RONEY, GEE, TJOFLAT, HILL and FAY, Circuit Judges.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

We are called upon in this case to consider the possible civil liability of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents who were involved in a criminal investigation which culminated in the indictment and arrest of the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleges that the arrest was in violation of her fourth amendment rights and seeks damages under the authority of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents.1 We are unable...

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