Legal Opinion
Matthews v. TOWN OF AUTAUGAVILLE
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided August 20, 2008No. Civil Action 2:06 CV 185 MHTPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Ricardo Matthews brings this lawsuit against defendants Town of Autau-gaville, its mayor, its police chief, and two of its police officers. Matthews asserts that his rights to due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as enforced through 42 U.S.C. § 1983, were violated when he was arrested by uncerti-fied police officers who were not under the direct control and supervision of a certified police officer as required by Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC)…
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