S.D.Fla.: Deputy sheriff stated false imprisonment claim against ATF officers

Plaintiff, a Monroe County deputy sheriff, stated a claim so far for false imprisonment against ATF agents who stopped him for no reason while he was working Hurricane Irma in the Florida Keys. His excessive force claim, however, is dismissed. Jones v. United States, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158884 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 31, 2020).

“Upon review, none of the statements in the affidavit were deliberately or recklessly false, nor was any of the omitted information clearly critical to a finding of probable cause. Further, omitting the alleged false information or including the omitted information would have no material effect on the finding of probable cause.” United States v. Bradley, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158646 (W.D. Mo. July 24, 2020).*

Defendant didn’t meet the Franks threshold in his motion to suppress, but he got a suppression hearing on it anyway, and then he didn’t satisfy his burden. United States v. Shine, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158911 (N.D. Ala. Sept. 1, 2020).*

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