Watkins v. Special Agent Goewey

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MARQUIS WATKINS, Plaintiff, No. 20-cv-05072 v. Judge John F. Kness SPECIAL AGENT EDWARD GOEWEY, Individually, and the METROPOLITAN AREA NARCOTICS SQUAD, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant Edward Goewey, a law enforcement agent with the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad (MANS), purchased drugs undercover from a dealer nicknamed “Buzzy.” To determine Buzzy’s real name, Goewey had a fellow officer, Deputy Miller, perform a traffic stop to ask Buzzy for identifying information. Buzzy did not…