Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 5, 2003No. 02-3580PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
Steven Gregory Johnson, an African-American high school basketball coach, was stopped by the police on the basis of a “suspicious person” complaint and arrested for disorderly conduct after he swore at the investigating police officer. He was released without charge. Johnson then brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the arresting officer, Officer Erik Campbell, asserting that Campbell had violated his constitutional rights by detaining and arresting him without cause and due to his race. Johnson was denied relief by a jury verdict after…
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