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JAMES v. NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

No. 18-1432.

957 F.3d 165 (2020)

Arlane JAMES, In re: Willie Gibbons; J. R. G., a minor, by his mother and legal guardian, Ikeya Crawford; D. K. L., a minor, by his mother and legal guardian, Angel Stephens; L. M. G., a minor, by her mother and legal guardian, Angel Stephens v. NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE; State of New Jersey; John Does 1-10; Noah Bartelt, State Trooper; Phillip Conza, State Trooper; Daniel Hidder, State Trooper; Michael Koriejko, State Trooper; James McGowan, Sergeant, in their individual and official capacities, Noah Bartelt, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: April 21, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvette C. Sterling [Argued], Sterling Law Firm, 400 High Street, Burlington City, NJ 08016, Ronald C. Hunt Hunt , Hamlin & Ridley, 60 Park Place, Suite 1602, Newark, NJ 07102, Counsel for Appellees.

Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General of New Jersey, Melissa H. Raksa , Assistant Attorney General, Marvin L. Freeman , Deputy Attorney General [Argued], Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, 25 Market Street, Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, NJ 08625, Counsel for Appellant Noah Bartelt.

Before: HARDIMAN, PORTER, and PHIPPS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Qualified immunity protects government officials from being held liable for damages when their conduct does not violate a citizen's clearly established rights. As the Supreme Court has noted, qualified immunity advances a policy of "shield[ing] officials from harassment, distraction, and liability...

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