Legal Opinion
Leola Smith v. Cathy Lanier
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 7, 2013No. 11-7126PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
After the Metropolitan Police Department searched Leola Smith’s house and found no illegal drugs, she sued the Chief of Police and others, alleging that an MPD officer lied in the affidavit used to procure the search warrant. The district court, finding that Smith failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to the affidavit’s veracity, granted summary judgment to defendants. We affirm.
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On July 13, 2007, MPD Officer Thomas Ellingsworth submitted an affidavit to a D.C. Superior Court Judge seeking a warrant to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Jones v. BernankeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- Carney, Darion M. v. Amer UnivCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Stevenson v. Linens of the WeekCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Smith v. LanierDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
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