Legal Opinion

Christa Walters v. Chad Stafford

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 18, 2009No. 07-4072UnpublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Defendants City of Hamilton Police Lieutenant Gerald Martin and Officer Chad Stafford appeal the order of the district court, which denied in part their motion for summary judgment. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs Rick and Christa Walters claimed, inter alia, that: both defendants unreasonably seized Rick Walters in violation of the Fourth Amendment and retaliated against Rick Walters for exercising his First Amendment rights; both defendants unreasonably searched both plaintiffs in violation of the Fourth Amendment; and both defendants used…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. Louis Gradisher v. City of AkronCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
  3. Holloran v. DuncanDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2015
  4. Kovacic v. Cuyahoga County Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2011
  5. Landis v. GalarneauDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2009

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