Gonzalez v. Huerta’s Empirical Analysis

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5 federal appellate ·

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1. “Reasonable suspicion requires only a minimum level of objective justification, just 'more than a hunch.' " Id. (quoting United States v. Michelletti , 13 F.3d 838 , 840 (5th Cir. 1994) (en banc) ). See also Gonzalez v. Huerta , 826 F.3d 854 , 856 (5th Cir. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 697 , 196 L.Ed. 2d 529 (2017) (quoting United States v. Gonzalez , 190 F.3d 668 , 671 (5th Cir. 1999) (reasonable suspicion "requires more than merely an unparticularized hunch, but considerably less than proof of wrongdoing by a preponderance of the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Atwood v. Tullos

2. “We may proceed directly to the second prong of the qualified immunity analysis without explicitly ruling on the first.” (citing Pearson, 555 U.S. at 227 , 129 S.Ct. 808 )), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 137 S.Ct. 697 , 196 L.Ed.2d 529 , 2017 WL 69303 (U.S. 2017). 58 . See U.S. Const. amend. IV; Ibarra v. Harris Cty. Tex., 243 Fed.Appx. 830 , 833 (5th Cir. 2007) (per curiam) (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Turner v. Driver

3. “Id. (quoting United States v. Michelletti , 13 F.3d 838 , 840 (5th Cir. 1994) (en banc) ). See also Gonzalez v. Huerta , 826 F.3d 854 , 856 (5th Cir. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 697 , 196 L.Ed. 2d 529 (2017) (quoting United States v. Gonzalez , 190 F.3d 668 , 671 (5th Cir. 1999) (reasonable suspicion”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Atwood v. Tullos