Is a law enforcement officer entitled to qualified immunity in a civil case?

A law enforcement officer is entitled to qualified immunity where his discretionary conduct "does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have been aware." Spavone v. N.Y. State of Corr. Servs., 719 F.3d 127, 135 (2d Cir. 2013) (quoting Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 241 (2009)). The officer receives this protection "unless the unlawfulness of [his] actions was apparent in light of

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