Legal Opinion
Alvin Coates Stephanie Benefield v. Timothy Daugherty Chester L. Toney, and Lisa A. Janiszewki
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1992No. 91-1659PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERVIN, Chief Judge:
Alvin Coates and Stephanie Benefield filed an action in the Eastern District of Virginia alleging that two Fairfax County police officers, Timothy Daugherty and Chester Toney, Jr., violated their constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by wrongly arresting them for shoplifting. Both parties consented to trial before a magistrate judge. The officers did not move for summary judgment. After trial, the magistrate judge instructed the jury on Daugherty’s and Toney’s qualified immunity defense, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, awarding them jointly…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Diana Pepper Sevigny v. Andrew F. Dicksey, Individually, and the Town of Carolina Beach, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Gooden v. Howard CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Tights, Inc. v. Acme-Mccrary Corporation, and Orin R. YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Spicer v. VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Spicer v. Virginia, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- 65 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,372, 66 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,530 Peggy M. Spicer v. Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Corrections, and Buckingham Correctional Center David Smith, in His Capacity as the Warden of Buckingham Correctional Center, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Corrections J.M. Perutelli, Captain, Peggy M. Spicer v. Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Corrections Buckingham Correctional Center David Smith, in His Capacity as the Warden of Buckingham Correctional Center, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Corrections J.M. Perutelli, CaptainCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Tammy E. Hampton v. William D. White, Individually as a Policeman With the City of Ridgeland Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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