Legal Opinion
Jimmie DeVaughn Burkes v. Nathaniel Sweeney, et al.
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided February 12, 2026No. 1:24-cv-00234Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION JIMMIE DEVAUGHN BURKES, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 1:24-CV-234-TLS NATHANIEL SWEENY, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Jimmie DeVaughn Burkes, a prisoner without a lawyer, is proceeding in this case against Officers Nathaniel Sweeney, Lance Sands, and Joshua Carder for using excessive force against him during a traffic stop by pointing a gun at him without cause on or about July 2, 2022, in violation of the Fourth Amendment. ECF 10 at 3. Officer Sweeney and Officer Sands filed a joint motion for summary judgment.…
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