CA11: Tasering armed man out of a tree where he broke his back entitled to QI

Plaintiff was drunk in a tree with a gun after an altercation at a party. The police came and he refused to some down. He was Tasered twice, the second time falling headfirst eight feet and becoming a paraplegic. The police were entitled to qualified immunity for the use of force under the Fourth Amendment because the Tasering did not violate clearly established law. Harper v. Davis, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 13364 (11th Cir. July 11, 2014).

There was reasonable suspicion that defendant was engaged in smuggling activity near the Vermont-Canadian border, and his stop was reasonable. United States v. Cordero, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95227 (D. Vt. July 14, 2014).*

There was probable cause, so the search of defendant’s car was valid either under the automobile exception or as a search incident. Therefore, inventory is moot. United States v. Aybar, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94824 (C.D. Ill. July 11, 2014).*