Tyson v. Sabine

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Mon, 11/14/2022 - 03:25

During welfare check, deputy made explicit sexual remarks and demands, commanded plaintiff to expose her breasts, vagina, and clitoris and then masturbated to ejaculation in front of her; remarkably, the court finds that the plaintiff was not “seized” and thus had no claim under the Fourth Amendment; the court does find that plaintiff’s right to bodily integrity was violated in violation of substantive due process and finds, contrary to the district court (Judge Michael Joseph Truncale’s conscience was not shocked), that the defendant’s conduct shocked the conscience even though he did not use physical force against the plaintiff; constitutional offense was obvious and defendant not entitled to qualified immunity; court rejects defendant’s claim that he was not acting under color of law.

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Actionable Conduct Edition