Motley v. Taylor

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION SHARON MOTLEY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 2:19-CV-478-WKW ) [WO] HAL TAYLOR, in his official ) capacity as Secretary of the Alabama ) Law Enforcement Agency, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION — 3 II. JURISDICTION AND VENUE — 4 III. STANDARD OF REVIEW— 4 IV. BACKGROUND — 6 A. Alabama’s Driver’s License-Suspension Scheme — 6 1. Receiving a Traffic Ticket — 6 2. The State’s Changes to the Traffic Ticket System — 7 3. Courts’ Authority to Impose Fines and to…