State Law Violation Not A Fourth Amendment Violation

Bowling v. Rector, -- F.3d --, 2009 WL 3416342 (10th Cir. 10/26/09) - state law violation related to execution of a search warrant - in this case, exceeding authority of a special ranger under Oklahoma law - did not violate the Fourth Amendment and thus was not actionable under § 1983. Summary judgment was properly denied with respect to claim that the scope of the search warrant was exceeded in violation of Mr. Bowling's constitutional rights.