Legal Opinion
Safar v. Tingle
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 4, 2016No. Case No. 1:15-cv-467, Case No. 1:15-cv-469PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
T. S. Ellis, III, United States District Judge
These two cases, consolidated for discovery and pre-trial purposes, arise from a set of facts that can be described only as sad and regrettable. Plaintiffs, a husband and Wife, were arrested, and the wife was incarcerated briefly, not only for a crime they did not commit, but in fact for a crime that never occurred. Based on these events, plaintiffs here sue (i) the company that erroneously reported that they committed a crime, (ii) the police officer who investigated the matter and filed an affidavit that led to the issuance of…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Fadwa Safar v. Lisa TingleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
- Fadwa Safar v. Lisa TingleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
- Fadwa Safar v. Lisa TingleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017