U.S. Appeals Court: FALSE IMPRISONMENT FALSE ARRST.

• Position: Brief Article

Anaya v. Crossroads Managed Care Systems. Inc. 195 F.3d 584 (10th Cir. 1999). Detainees who were seized by police, transported to an alcohol detoxification facility and then detained, brought a [sections] 1983 action against the operator of the facility and government officials alleging violation of their Fourth Amendment rights. The detainees had been seized from their front porches, from their bedrooms and from the back seats of their cars under a policy of the City of Trinidad. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants and the detainees appealed. The appeals court...