Legal Opinion
Kenny Jones, Sr. v. City of Elkhart, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 12, 2013No. 12-3912PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Kenny A. Jones, Sr., alleges that Defendants-Appellees violated his rights under the Fourth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment. From the first, however, counsel for Jones stated his claims broadly and vaguely. He listed a series of irrelevant facts untethered to any legal claims, and asserted constitutional injury without specifying what provisions of the Constitution were violated and how. Defendants — the City of Elkhart, Indiana and individual officers in the Elkhart police department — and the district court were forced to guess at his arguments…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Atwater v. City of Lago VistaSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Goodman v. National Security Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Siegel v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Cindy Abbott v. Sangamon CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Cheryl A. Gile v. United Airlines, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by164 opinions
- Tracy Williams v. Brandon BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Roric Gibbs v. Brooke LomasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Todd Cibulka v. City of MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
- Orvil Hassebrock v. Robert BernhoftCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- United States v. Terrance P. DanielsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
159 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.