Moore v. Vega.

• Position: Homeowner alleges parole officers of violating her Fourth Amendment rights - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

PAROLE-SEARCHES

Moore v. Vega, 371 F.3d 110 (2nd Cir. 2004). A homeowner brought a [section] 1983 action against state parole officers, alleging that the officers violated her Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches when they entered her home without a warrant to search for an absconded parolee who they had been informed was residing there. The district court denied the officers' motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity and they appealed. The appeals court vacated and remanded with instructions. The appeals court held that the officers' warrantless...