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York v. City of Burlington

District Court, M.D. North Carolina

Decided December 22, 2016No. 1:15cv412PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

THOMAS D. SCHROEDER, District Judge.

This is an action for monetary and equitable relief arising out of the arrest of Plaintiff Kathy Wells York for larceny and resisting arrest and the associated seizure of her husband, Melvin Buddy York. Plaintiffs seek recovery under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and on several State law grounds. Before the court is the motion for summary judgment by Defendants City of Burlington; Harold T. Owen, its manager; Burlington Police Department (“BPD”) officers Jeffrey Smythe, Christopher Smith, and Cameron Leight, sued variously in their official…

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