The following excerpt is from Davis v. Akabike, 1:19-cv-01504-DAD-JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2021):
Finally, the court must determine whether a reasonable officer in similar circumstances would have thought his conduct was unconstitutional. See Id. at 205. Even if the plaintiff has alleged a violation of a clearly established right, the official is protected by qualified immunity if he reasonably but mistakenly believed that his . . . conduct did not violate that right. Jackson v. City of Bremerton,
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