Bell v. Akins

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION ROCKY LANE BELL, ] ] Plaintiff, ] ] v. ] 4:20-cv-01962-ACA ] HUNTER AKINS, et al., ] ] Defendants. ] MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In a case of very bad timing, Plaintiff Rocky Lee Bell pulled his car into the driveway of a suspected drug dealer’s house shortly before Dekalb County deputy sheriffs executed a search warrant for that house. Mr. Bell, who suffers from “foot drop” and cannot walk without a cane, was only there to pick up his cousin but the deputy sheriffs did not know that. Defendant Dalton…