Legal Opinion
Peschel v. City of Missoula
District Court, D. Montana
Decided October 15, 2009No. CV 08-79-M-JCLPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JEREMIAH C. LYNCH, United States Magistrate Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon motion of the Plaintiff requesting the Court impose a sanction — in the form of a default judgment — against Defendant City of Missoula for spoliation of evidence.
I. INTRODUCTION
On August 18, 2007, Plaintiff Walter Peschel was arrested by officers of the City of Missoula, Montana Police Department for the misdemeanor offense of obstructing a peace officer in violation of Mont.Code Ann. § 45-7-302. The City’s resultant prosecution ended in a jury acquitting Peschel of the charge. Peschel commenced this…
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