Plaintiff sued Flock because he was stopped but then released because his LPN was put on a \u201chot list\u201d by police, apparently mistakenly. He had no reasonable expectation of privacy in his LPN, and his stop was by the police, not Flock. They just gathered the information which was not a tort, misrepresentation, or outrageous conduct. Smith v. Flock Grp. Inc., 2026 U.S. App. LEXIS 3864 (6th Cir. Feb. 6, 2026) [an order, not full opinion, so not on CA6 website].<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officers get qualified immunity for suppressing a 3:30 am wedding party fight in a hotel lobby that resulted in a 911 call. Camarca v. City of Covington Police Dep’t, 2026 U.S. App. LEXIS 3699 (6th Cir. Feb. 4, 2026).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defendant\u2019s stop for an open container was based on the officer\u2019s observation, and that permitted him to check for outstanding warrants on defendant. United States v. Sumlin, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23809 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 5, 2026).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Plaintiff sued Flock because he was stopped but then released because his LPN was put on a \u201chot list\u201d by police, apparently mistakenly. He had no reasonable expectation of privacy in his LPN, and his stop was by the police, … Continue reading