Legal Opinion

Amanda Lois Brown v. City of Valley, et al.

District Court, M.D. Alabama

Decided August 20, 2026No. 3:20-cv-00838Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION AMANDA LOIS BROWN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 3:20-cv-838-ECM ) [WO] CITY OF VALLEY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case concerns the November 21, 2019 arrest of Amanda Lois Brown (“Brown”) by City of Valley, Alabama (the “City”) police officers Dewayne Vallia (“Vallia”) and Jaquarious Rashaan Lockhart (“Lockhart”) (collectively, the “Defendants”). Brown brings two

42 U.S.C. § 1983

claims, “excessive force” and “false arrest and imprisonment” (Counts I and II), and two…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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