MARTINEZ v. CARSON

Nos. 11-2095, 11-2200.

697 F.3d 1252 (2012)

Phillip MARTINEZ; Ricardo Sarmiento, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Gary CARSON; Don Mangin, in their individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Kennedy ( Arne R. Leonard with him on the briefs) of Kennedy & Han, P.C., Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Lisa Entress Pullen ( Anita M. Kelley with her on the briefs) of Civerolo, Gralow, Hill & Curtis, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, for Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before LUCERO, McKAY, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

In these cross-appeals, the parties raise challenges to various rulings made by the district court in a § 1983 action arising out of an allegedly unlawful seizure.

The incident underlying this action began when Defendants Gary Carson and Don Mangin, employees of the New Mexico Department of Corrections, observed Plaintiffs Phillip Martinez and Ricardo Sarmiento sitting or standing with a third man in a low-lit area outside an apartment...

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