AELE LAW LIBRARY OF CASE SUMMARIES:
Civil Liability of Law Enforcement Agencies
& Personnel
Extradition
331:103
Wisconsin officer could be liable for transporting Illinois arrestee to
Wisconsin without complying with applicable extradition procedures. Buchanan
v. City of Kenosha, 90 F.Supp. 2d 1008 (E.D. Wis. 2000).
304:54 Transporting arrestee from Kentucky
back into Tennessee right after hot pursuit by Tennessee officer which
ended 100 feet inside Kentucky did not violate arrestee's civil rights,
despite lack of formal extradition procedures. Barton v. Norrod, 106 F.3d
1289 (6th Cir. 1997).
No liability to man tricked into coming to
another state where he was arrested on outstanding warrant Ortega v. City
of Kansas City, Kan, 875 F.2d 1497 (10th Cir. 1989).
Alleged violation of uniform extradition
act could not support filing of federal civil rights lawsuit Giano v. Martino,
673 F Sup 92 (E.D.N.Y. 1987).