Christopher Covey v. Assessor of Ohio County

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge FLOYD wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Judge THACKER joined.

FLOYD, Circuit Judge:

As the Supreme Court recently reaffirmed, the Fourth Amendment protects both homes and the “land immediately surrounding and associated” with homes, known as curtilage, from unreasonable government intrusions. Florida v. Jardines, — U.S.-, 133 S.Ct. 1409, 1414, 185 L.Ed.2d 495 (2013). In this civil suit, Cristopher and Lela Covey allege that several government officials violated their Fourth Amendment rights by entering curtilage — here, a walk-out…