Legal Opinion

Richard Wesley v. Alison Campbell

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 20, 2017No. 16-5431PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

We previously addressed aspects of this civil rights case in Wesley v. Campbell, 779 F.3d 421 (6th Cir. 2015) (Wesley II). In Wesley II, plaintiff Richard Wesley appealed an adverse decision by the district court in the lawsuit he brought against Joanne Rigney, an officer with the Covington Police Department. Wesley had claimed that Rigney was liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for arresting him without probable cause. The district court, concluding that probable cause existed for the arrest and that Rigney was qualifiedly immune, granted Rigney’s…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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  4. Crawford-El v. BrittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by16 opinions

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