Deputy intentionally stood in front of witness and blocked him from recording arrest
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On May 5, 2020, Teliah Perkins observed St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Deputies, Kyle Hart and Ryan Moring, riding down the street on police motorcycles. The Deputies turned their motorcycles around, drove to her driveway, and shouted for her to come to them. The […]
Qualified immunity granted for off duty deputy at restaurant
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On February 22, 2020, Dexter Gaspard, who is a sheriff’s deputy with the Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office, was eating at Honest Abe’s BBQ in Houma, Louisiana. At that time, Gaspard was not on duty and wearing plain clothes. Willie Levens, who worked part time […]
Officers liable for reckless omission of material facts from a warrant application
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On August 4, 2015, Officer David McClure, Shreveport Police Department (SPD), responded to a reported burglary at a residence, the Dalzell Street Property managed by Port City Realty. After arriving to the scene, McClure interviewed the burglary victim and Dalzell Street Property tenant […]
subject with a limited understanding of English made a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of his Miranda rights
Facts On January 17, 2021, thirteen-year-old M.D. was living with her father, Gustavo Galvan, and Galvan’s girlfriend (Tracey Waiter) in Neshoba County. That day, M.D. accompanied Galvan to a local Walmart, where she attempted to exchange phone numbers with a boy. Displeased, Galvan confiscated M.D.’s cell phone. After they returned home, M.D. told Galvan that […]
Qualified immunity granted when police dog bites suicidal person
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) At 1:39 a.m. on July 5, 2018, Olivia Sligh’s partner called 911 to report that Sligh was suicidal, had hurt herself, and had left her house on foot. Sligh’s partner requested an ambulance, and he indicated that Sligh was unarmed and not a […]
No standing for automobile search and confession obtained properly
Facts On March 25, 2019, a man, subsequently acknowledged to be Sye Newton, dressed in a hijab and with a semiautomatic pistol in his hand, entered IBC Bank on South Kirkwood Drive in Houston, Texas. Newton ordered everyone to get down, demanded 50- and 100-dollar bills, and threatened to shoot bank tellers for noncompliance. He […]