Legal Opinion
James E. McCurdy v. Montgomery County, Ohio
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2001No. 99-3473PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNathaniel R. Jones, J., joined by Cole, J.,
ENGEL, J. (pp. 522-27), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant James McCurdy brought this § 1983 suit against Defendants-Appellees Officer David Cole and Montgomery County, claiming that they violated his right to be free from unreasonable seizures under the Fourth Amendment and retaliated against him for the assertion of his First Amendment rights. The district court dismissed McCurdy’s First Amendment retaliation claim after granting Officer Cole’s motion for qualified immunity, and a jury returned a verdict for Defendants on…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by125 opinions
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