McKnight v. Cortez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY PADUCAH DIVISION DAQUAVIAN MCKNIGHT PLAINTIFF v. No. 5:22-cv-154-BJB OFFICER ALEXANDER CORTEZ, ET AL. DEFENDANTS ***** MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER This case involves claims of retaliation and seizure during a traffic stop. The questions on summary judgment are whether the driver points to sufficient facts that would allow a jury to find that Hopkinsville Police Officers violated his civil rights when they barred him from using his smartphone during the stop, seized that phone, and ticketed him—and whether those rights were clearly…