Drake A. Thomas v. City of Pelham, AL, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION DRAKE A. THOMAS, ] ] Plaintiff, ] ] v. ] Case No. 2:25-cv-2175-ACA ] CITY OF PELHAM, AL, et al., ] ] Defendants. ] MEMORANDUM OPINION Defendants Thomas Harold and Michael McGee are police officers with the City of Pelham, Alabama. These two officers confronted Plaintiff Drake A. Thomas after receiving reports that he was asleep in his car at a red light, found him asleep in a running vehicle, and arrested him. At Mr. Thomas’s initial appearance, Defendant Pelham Municipal Court Judge Lee Barnes found Mr.…