Legal Opinion
Winston Garner v. The City of Memphis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2014No. 13-6363UnpublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAMON J. KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Winston Garner appeals the district court’s dismissal of his civil rights lawsuit against the City of Memphis (“the City”) and John Does 1-10 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Garner alleges that defendants arrested and detained him without probable cause. We AFFIRM the ruling of the district court.
I
On February 26, 2011, Garner was detained by the Memphis Police Department as a suspect in an attempted murder of a prostitute. Garner’s business card had been found on the victim. At the time of his arrest, Garner had at least one outstanding arrest warrant. Police also…
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