Solis-Alarcon,v. United States, No. 09-2406 (1st Cir. 2011)
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DEA agents and local police went to a residence with a warrant to arrest a drug dealer, but no warrant to search. When the owner opened the door, they entered and spent 15-20 minutes questioning the owner's wife and looking for the drug dealer, who was not in the house. Agents seized a vehicle that had been used in a drug deal. The district court rejected Fourth Amendment claims, citing qualified immunity, and claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 1346(b), 2671-2680. The First Circuit affirmed. The agents' actions were not manifestly unreasonable.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on December 2, 2011.
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