Shea v. Muensterman

ORDER

John Shea filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Illinois State Police Sergeant John Muensterman violated the Fourth Amendment in obtaining a warrant for Shea’s arrest for marijuana production. Specifically, Shea alleges that Muenster-man did not have probable cause to apply for the warrant and failed to reveal to the judge who issued the warrant evidence tending to negate probable cause. The district court granted Muensterman’s motion to dismiss on qualified immunity grounds and Shea appeals. We affirm.

On September 8, 1998, police officers flying over Shea’s 217-acre farm in…