The plaintiff consented to patdown searches for IEDs to enter Tampa Buccaneers games for which he had season tickets. He checked on the policy, objected to those in charge, but he went to the games anyway, submitted to patdowns so he could see the games, and voiced his objections at the time. Nevertheless, it was apparent he voluntarily consented to the policy when he attended the games. Johnston v. Tampa Sports Auth., 490 F.3d 820 (11th Cir. 2007) (per curiam).<\/p>\n
Defendants’ consent to search their airplane by ICE officers was shown to be consensual. United States v. Franco-Acosta, 243 Fed. Appx. 812 (5th Cir. 2007)* (per curiam) (unpublished).<\/p>\n
One defendant in a SWAT raid was entitled to summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds because his participation was limited to entry after the initial break-in and he left. Martinez v. McCord, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46326 (M.D. Ala. June 26, 2007):<\/p>\n
The events about which plaintiffs complain involve the violent entry into Martinez’s home by the S.W.A.T. team. A “flash-bomb” or other explosive device was thrown through the window, exploding in front of one of the boys watching television. Officers with masks, assault garb, and drawn weapons entered the mobile home by breaking down a door. Weapons were pointed at Martinez and her minor children, and they were required to lie on the floor face-down. Nothing in Martinez’s offering of evidence suggests that Whittle personally had anything to do with the events complained of, with the exception of the search of Martinez’s home. Martinez does not contradict that Whittle did a “walk-through” and left. Her affidavit does not specify which officers conducted the thorough and allegedly damaging search.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Defendant consented to entry by police officers when he answered the door and opened it wide when they asked whether they could come in. The officers’ walk through to look for others was by consent. United States v. Patterson, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46298 (E.D. Mo. June 26, 2007).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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