Legal Opinion
Crenshaw-Logal v. City of Abilene
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 2011No. 11-10264PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Plaintiff-appellant Zena Crenshaw-Lo-gal claims that her First Amendment rights were “chilled” when police searched a third party’s computer during a criminal investigation of that third party. The district court dismissed for lack of standing. We affirm.
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In April 2010, nonparty Michayl Mellen was arrested in Abilene, Texas (the City), on charges of possessing child pornography. Mellen’s computer allegedly was searched and seized by City police officers pursuant to a warrant.
Crenshaw-Logal at one time was an Indiana lawyer1 and currently is a “volunteer administrator of multiple…
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