Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Wright
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided October 17, 2005No. 2:04-cr-00117PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FULLER, Chief Judge.
In February of 2004, Plaintiff Thomas Johnson brought this suit against a variety of law enforcement officers, a law enforcement volunteer, and the entities for which they worked. Plaintiff was arrested outside a bar in Clanton, Alabama in May of 2002. He contends that he was arrested without probable cause and that the force used to effectuate his arrest was excessive. He also contends that he was beaten and subjected to illegal treatment after being transported to the Chilton County Jail that night. This Court has previously ruled on certain…
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