Legal Opinion
Huff v. Reichert
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 2014No. 13-1734PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAUM, Circuit Judge.
Officer Michael Reichert pulled over Terrance Huff and Jon Seaton on the interstate highway in Illinois. Reichert said their car had crossed the white divider line without signaling. After sixteen minutes, he gave Huff a written warning. However, Reichert continued to detain the pair for thirty-four more minutes, during which time he conducted a pat-down of both men, a dog sniff of their car’s exterior, and a thorough search of their car’s interior. Huff and Seaton sued Reichert under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging Fourth Amendment claims of unreasonable seizure, false arrest,…
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