Messerschmidt v. Millender Decision: With regard to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denying the officers qualified immunity, the decision of the United States Supreme Court was as follows: Question 2 options: The judgment of the Ninth Circuit denying the officers qualified immunity was affirmed. The judgment of the Ninth Circuit denying the officers qualified immunity was reversed. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in this case, so the judgment of the Ninth Circuit was not disturbed by the Supreme Court. The Ninth Circuit correctly applied the holding in Malley that a magistrate's approval of a warrant automatically renders an officer's conduct reasonable