Opinion ID: 3160286
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Heading: Seizure of Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson

Text: Plaintiffs contend that Officers Duncan and McCray violated their Fourth Amendment rights by detaining them in their patrol cars without probable cause. Because we have already concluded that Officers Duncan and McCray acted reasonably in detaining Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson, see supra Part III.B, we conclude that the officers are entitled to qualified immunity on these Fourth Amendment claims. 4 Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s dismissal of their claims that they were deprived of due process of law under the Fourteenth Amendment based on their allegations of unreasonable search and seizure. These claims are properly analyzed under the Fourth Amendment. See Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 389 (1989) (claims that law enforcement officials used excessive force in the seizure of a person are properly analyzed under the Fourth Amendment’s “objective reasonableness” standard). 9 Case: 15-20182 Document: 00513294978 Page: 10 Date Filed: 12/04/2015 No. 15-20182