The following excerpt is from Oquendo v. City of N.Y., No. 17-3961 (2nd Cir. 2019):
(2d Cir. 2008)). "Even in the absence of probable cause, a police officer is entitled to qualified immunity where '(1) [his] conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known, or (2) it was "objectively reasonable" for [him] to believe that [his] actions were lawful at the time of the challenged act,'" i.e., where "there was 'arguable' probable cause." Id. at 82-83 (quoting Jenkins v. City of New York, 478 F.3d 76, 87 (2d Cir. 2007)).
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