Wells v. City of Birmingham Police Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION ANDERSON WELLS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No.: 2:21-cv-1456-AMM ) CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ) POLICE DEPARTMENT and ) SERGEANT WILLIAM ) BLACKWELL, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This case comes before the court on a motion for summary judgment filed by Defendants Sergeant William Blackwell (“Sergeant Blackwell”) and the City of Birmingham (“the City”) (collectively, “the Defendants”). See Doc. 19. For the reasons explained below, the motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND Material facts set forth in the parties’…