Charles L. Payne v. Shane Brown

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS CHARLES L PAYNE, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:25-CV-00825-NJR SHANE BROWN, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ROSENSTENGEL, District Judge: This case arises out of Plaintiff Charles Payne’s claim that Defendant Shane Brown violated his constitutional right to be free from excessive force during a joint federal and state law enforcement operation at his residence. Brown has moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the cause of action recognized by the Supreme Court in Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents,

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