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Every decision we've filed under Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to police officers who shot a fleeing suspect in a convenience store. The court held that one officer did not seize the suspect because his shots missed and did not restrain the suspect, while the other officer reasonably believed the suspect posed an immediate threat.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal by police officers challenging a denial of qualified immunity in a Fourth Amendment case. The court affirmed the lower court's ruling on the legal standard but lacked jurisdiction to review the officers' factual disputes.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's award of attorneys' fees to a plaintiff in a civil rights case. The court held that fees for work on an unsuccessful excessive force claim were reasonable because the claims shared a common core of facts.
The Eighth Circuit reversed the denial of summary judgment for a police officer on a false arrest claim, finding he had probable cause to arrest the plaintiff. The court held that the officer's observations of the plaintiff's behavior and medical history provided sufficient grounds for the arrest despite conflicting expert testimony.
The Eighth Circuit upheld the conviction of Teslauch K. Gatkuoth for illegal firearm possession. The court found no Fourth Amendment violation in the search that uncovered the weapon.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Davonta Brogdon's motion to suppress evidence. The court found no reversible error in the determination of reasonable suspicion and probable cause.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for the return of property filed under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure forty-one. The court held that the motion must be brought in the district where the property was seized, not where the seizure was ordered or where the defendant was tried.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied a motion to dismiss filed by the plaintiffs. The court held that it has jurisdiction to review the district court's denial of qualified immunity because the appeal presents legal issues rather than purely factual disputes.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a conviction for identity theft after rejecting a challenge to a traffic stop. The court held that an officer's pacing method provided sufficient probable cause to believe the defendant was speeding.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence found in a backpack seized during an arrest in a public parking lot. The court held that the inventory search exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement authorized the officers' actions under the circumstances.