CA4: Seven cars outside house on arrest justified a protective sweep

The fact there were seven cars parked outside defendants’ property justified a protective sweep when there was an arrest of two on the property. United States v. Jones, 667 F.3d 477 (4th Cir. 2012).*

Plaintiffs are California Sexual Violent Predators who sued their keepers with a Fourth Amendment claim that alleged that defendants’ policies, practices and customs subjected plaintiffs to unreasonable searches, searches as a form of punishment, degrading public strip searches, improper seizures of personal belongings, and the use of unreasonable force and physical restraints. But there was no allegation of a specific policy implemented by defendants or a specific event or events instigated by defendants that led to these purportedly unconstitutional searches, so the district court properly granted judgment for defendants. Hydrick v. Hunter, 669 F.3d 937 (9th Cir. 2012).*

A juvenile hanging around in the backyard of an abandoned house was reasonable suspicion of a trespass. As the officers approached, he abandoned a handgun. State in Interest of P.L., 81 So. 3d 983 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2012).*