Martin O'Boyle v. William H. Thrasher

Plaintiff-Appellant Martin O’Boyle appeals from the district court’s final order dismissing his amended complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. O’Boyle’s complaint raised federal claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based on the unlawful seizure of his property and person in violation of the Fourth Amendment as well as state law assault and battery claims. These claims arose from alleged interactions he had with officials employed by the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida on two separate occasions—first, by Gulf Stream Town…