The court of appeals affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded a district court judgment. The court held that officers who made a warrantless entry into a juvenile suspect’s home were not entitled to qualified immunity for their violation of the homeowners’ Fourth Amendment rights.
In June 2007, four police officers of the City of Burbank investigated rumors at a high school that Vincent Huff, a student, was going to “shoot up” the school. The principal told the officers that Vincent had not been at school in two days, and she was concerned for the safety of her students due to the supposed threat. The officers were not able to confirm the existence of any threatening letter.
