LUM v. KOLES

Supreme Court No. S-16057.

426 P.3d 1103 (2018)

Daniel LUM and Polly Lum, for themselves and for their minor children, Joseph Aveoganna, Elizabeth Hawley, Aiyanna Lum, and Jamie Lum, Appellants, v. Gwendolyn KOLES f/k/a Grimes, Jose Gutierrez, and North Slope Borough, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colleen A. Libbey , Libbey Law Offices, Anchorage, for Appellants Daniel and Polly Lum.

Lester K. Syren , Syren Law Offices, Anchorage, for Appellant Minor Children.

Brent R. Cole , Law Office of Brent R. Cole, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellees Gwendolyn Koles and Jose Gutierrez.

Peter C. Gamache , Law Office of Peter C. Gamache, Anchorage, for Appellee North Slope Borough.

Before: Stowers, Chief Justice, Winfree, Bolger, and Carney, Justices, and Eastaugh, Senior Justice. [Maassen, Justice, not participating.]


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

The Lum family sued two police officers and the North Slope Borough for trespass and invasion of privacy after an allegedly unlawful entry into the Lums' home. The superior court dismissed both claims on summary judgment, reasoning that the officers were protected by qualified immunity...

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