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GALLEGOS v. FREEMAN

No. 67628-8-I.

291 P.3d 265 (2013)

David R. GALLEGOS, Appellant, v. Jeremy FREEMAN, an individual; and Whatcom County, Washington, a governmental entity, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

January 7, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery A. Thigpen , Attorney at Law, Bellingham, WA, for Appellant.

Michael A. Patterson , Sarah E. Spierling Mack , Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Seattle, WA, Randall J. Watts , Bellingham, WA, for Respondents.

DWYER, J.

¶ 1 Qualified immunity shields a government official from liability for money damages in a lawsuit asserting the violation of a federal civil right unless the plaintiff pleads facts demonstrating that the official violated a statutory or constitutional right that was clearly established at the time of the challenged conduct. A right is "clearly established" only where existing precedent has resolved the statutory...

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