Opinion ID: 150078
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: qualified immunity on fourteenth amendment claim

Text: Next, I agree with the district court that the disputed facts preclude summary judgment in favor of Torres on the Wilkinson's Fourteenth Amendment claim. Where actual deliberation by a police officer prior to using force is impractical, a purpose of harm standard applies to due process familial association claims. Porter, 546 F.3d at 1131. View[ed] in the light most favorable [to the parents asserting the claims], [the facts] must demonstrate that [the officer] acted with a purpose to harm [the child] that was unrelated to legitimate law enforcement objectives. Id. Although I agree with the majority that the purpose to harm standard applies, I conclude that the disputed facts, including Anthony Davis's portrayal of the events, prevent us from deciding that Torres did not intend to harm Wilkinson as a matter of law. Whether Torres's conduct shocks the conscience, id. at 1136, is for the jury to decide.