In 2014, two New Mexico police officers approached Roxanne Torres in her parked car without identifying themselves. Believing the officers were carjackers, Ms. Torres drove away, and as she did so, the officers fired 13 shots, striking her twice in the back. Ms. Torres brought suit against the officers for unconstitutional excessive force, and the case eventually made it to the Supreme Court on the question of whether Ms. Torres’s escape meant that she had not been “seized” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. While in private practice, ICAP Supreme Court Director Kelsi Corkran successfully represented Ms. Torres before the Supreme Court, and then ICAP continued to represent her on remand. After prevailing against the officers before the district court and the Tenth Circuit, ICAP obtained a favorable settlement for Ms. Torres.
Torres v. Madrid
Litigation Content
Major Filings 5
- Opinion issued by the district court denying Defendants' third motion for summary judgment and allowing case to proceed to trial (Jul 2, 2024)
- Filed an opposition to Defendants' second renewed motion for summary judgment in the District of New Mexico (Nov 9, 2023)
- Opinion issued by Tenth Circuit reversing district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants based on qualified immunity and Heck v. Humphrey, and remanding for further proceedings (Feb 17, 2023)
- Filed a reply brief in the Tenth Circuit (Aug 10, 2022)
- Filed an opening brief in the Tenth Circuit (May 4, 2022)
