Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Lawson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 2008No. 07-1791PublishedCited by 467 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Michelle 'Wheeler filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Ronald Lawson, individually and in his official capacity as an officer of the Starke County Sheriffs Department. Ms. Wheeler alleges that Detective Lawson violated the Fourth Amendment, as made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment, by unlawfully arresting her without probable cause for maintaining a common nuisance. Detective Lawson filed a motion for summary judgment, which the district court granted. 1 Ms. "Wheeler timely appeals. 2
For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the…
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