Legal Opinion
Roric Gibbs v. Brooke Lomas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 2014No. 13-3121PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Officer Brooke Lomas, a police officer in Madison, Wisconsin, responded to a complaint that a man was driving through downtown Madison while holding an unhol-stered gun in the view of other drivers. After locating the individual, Roric Gibbs, she issued a misdemeanor citation for disorderly conduct and searched his car. The citation was later dismissed, and Mr. Gibbs then brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Officer Lomas. Mr. Gibbs alleged that the arrest and search had violated his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.…
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