Legal Opinion

Strickland v. City of Dothan, AL

District Court, M.D. Alabama

Decided November 8, 2005No. Civil Action 1:04cv1045-T (WO)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Thomas D. Strickland filed this lawsuit against defendants City of Dothan, Alabama and Officer Sylvia Summers, claiming violations of his rights under the United States Constitution and Alabama state law resulting from his arrest and detention for driving under the influence of alcohol. Strickland asserts federal claims against the city and Officer Summers based on the due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and the prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures of the Fourth Amendment, as enforced through 42 U.S.C.A.…

2Cases cited48 opinions

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. City of Birmingham v. MajorSupreme Court of Alabama · 2008
  2. City of Wichita v. MolitorCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2012
  3. James v. City of BirminghamDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2013
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  5. Foster v. LoftonDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2020

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