Opinion ID: 2972797
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Objectively Unreasonable Conduct

Text: Finally, we conclude that the Defendants’ reliance on the search warrant in this case was objectively unreasonable in light of the warrant’s clearly established constitutional infirmity. See Sample, 409 F.3d at 700. Many of the errors contained in the search warrant (such as the vehicle’s make, model, and license plate number) would be obvious to even the most casual of observers. Indeed, the Defendants’ execution of the warrant notwithstanding these errors reveals either a blatant disregard for the terms of the warrant or utter negligence in failing to check that the vehicle to be searched is the one identified in the warrant. Thus, the district court erred in granting summary judgment to the Defendants on the basis that the search of Knott’s 1988 Plymouth Horizon was pursuant to a valid search warrant.