Legal Opinion
Alford v. Haner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2003No. 01-35141PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge BROWNING; Dissent by Judge GOULD.
OPINION
BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
Tony Alford spent the night in jail for tape recording a traffic stop. Since taping police officers during the performance of their public duties is not illegal under the Washington Privacy Act, the charge was dismissed by a state court.
Alford then filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that his arrest, incarceration and prosecution violated his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable seizure, and pursued state law claims for unlawful arrest and imprisonment. Defendants claimed they were entitled…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by39 opinions
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