Legal Opinion
Shultz v. Smith
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 7, 2003No. CIV. JFM-02-3867PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOTZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint in which he alleges three federal constitutional violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983:(1) unreasonable seizure of his person; (2) excessive force; and (3) malicious prosecution. 1 Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss.
I
One of the defendants, Officer T.J. Smith, arrested plaintiff without a warrant on November 30, 2001. According to the allegations in the amended complaint, after being called to investigate a call of a customer dispute at a site managed by plaintiff, Officer T.J. Smith, met with Chandra Doby and her son,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Atwater v. City of Lago VistaSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- George B. Street v. Officer Leo Surdyka, Baltimore City Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Lambert v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Wilcox v. ElliottDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1999
3Cited by2 opinions
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- BARLOW EX REL. MONCEBAIZ v. OwensDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2005