Legal Opinion

Jill S. N. Schaffer v. Bryan Beringer

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 21, 2016No. 15-3438PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Jill and Callissa Schaffer brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officers of the Vermillion Police Department (“VPD”), alleging that the officers violated their First and Fourth Amendment rights. The district court. 1 granted the officers’ motion for summary judgment, and we affirm.

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At approximately 12:15 a.m. on May 30, 2014, Vermillion Police Officer Mark Foley observed a car driving with a broken tail light. Officer Foley followed the car for four blocks, during which he observed no abnormal driving behavior. He-then initiated a traffic…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Arizona v. GantSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Parrish v. BallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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