Opinion ID: 616881
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Officer Montoya

Text: We agree with the district court that Mr. Brown's Complaint alleges sufficient facts to overcome Officer Montoya's qualified immunity on the procedural due process claim. We cannot say the same about the substantive due process and equal protection claims. As to each claim, we are mindful of the two-step analysis for § 1983 qualified immunity, which calls on Mr. Brown to show (1) that Officer Montoya has violated a constitutional right, and (2) that the constitutional right was clearly established when it was violated. If Mr. Brown's Complaint fails on either of those two requirements on a given claim, that claim should be dismissed. We also bear in mind that the factors necessary to establish a § 1983 violation depend upon the constitutional provision at issue, including the state of mind required to establish a violation of that provision. Dodds, 614 F.3d at 1204.