Legal Opinion

Bogi Miller v. Lionel A. Smith, and Kevin Brower

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 10, 2000No. 99-2780PublishedCited by 252 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

At least one too many UHaul trucks were motoring eastbound on the Indiana toll road around midnight on a winter night a few years ago. Because Bogi Miller was driving one of them, he had an encounter with Indiana law enforcement officers that led to this lawsuit which was dismissed on summary judgment by the district court. The encounter occurred when state troopers mistook Miller’s U-Haul — filled with deli supplies — for that of a group of fleeing, armed felons. Miller’s suit against the officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as Indiana common and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Mike Yang v. Paul HardinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. Thomas Crowder v. Russell E. LashCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Barbara Conner v. Rudy G. ReinhardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by252 opinions

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  3. Sylvester E. Wynn v. Donna SouthwardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Smith v. MensingerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  5. Smith v. MensingerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002

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