Legal Opinion

Rayfield v. Grand Rapids, City of

District Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided July 17, 2018No. CASE No. 1:17-cv-867PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT J. JONKER, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

INTRODUCTION

On October 1, 2014 Defendants Eric Hornbacher and Craig Glowney arrested Plaintiff Weston Rayfield for violating a Personal Protection Order ("PPO"). The PPO required that Mr. Rayfield refrain from approaching or confronting Ms. Nancy Sawinski-Mr. Rayfield's neighbor in a two-unit residence.1 Mr. Rayfield brought this § 1983 action on September 28, 2017 alleging that his arrest was made without probable cause; that he was detained too long without a hearing; and that these events ultimately led to his forcible eviction from his…

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