Franklin v. Miami University

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

A Franklin filed a § 1983 claim against Officer Donald Fox and two other officers, claiming that they lacked probable cause under Ohio law to arrest him for criminal menacing. The district court denied the officers’ claims of qualified immunity. Because the officers had probable cause as a matter of law to arrest Franklin, we reverse.

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On February 28, 2002, A Franklin, a building services worker at Miami University, was cleaning restrooms in Harris Dining Hall. Because Franklin preferred that “other employees not use the restroom while [he] was cleaning it,” he “posted a…