El-Ghazzawy v. Berthiaume

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RICHARD H. KYLE, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

In this action, Plaintiff Karim G. El-Ghazzawy has sued: (1) Officer Kay Berthiaume of the Bloomington Police Department, alleging violation of his Fourth-Amendment rights and (2) Michael David Wisniewski and Pawn America, Minnesota, L.L.C. (“Pawn America”), alleging state-law defamation and false imprisonment. All Defendants now move for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny Berthiaume’s Motion and grant Wisniewski and Pawn America’s Motion in part and deny it in part.

BACKGROUND

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