CA11: Shooting unarmed man as excessive force is clearly established; summary judgment properly denied

Summary judgment properly denied for a police killing of an unarmed man who had been twice Tazered, the first time with a knife in his kitchen who then ran to his bathroom and was Tazered coming out then shot. The law is clearly established. Smith v. Lepage, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 15644 (11th Cir. Aug. 25, 2016).*

Doctor’s Fourth Amendment claim in larger suit against state medical board was barred by statute of limitations. Kernan v. N.C. Med. Bd., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111190 (E.D.N.C. Aug. 19, 2016).*

State habeas petitioner’s search claims aren’t cognizable at all (Stone v. Powell). Lyles v. L.A. County Courts, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113323 (C.D.Cal. Aug. 24, 2016).