Week of December 5, 2023

Brown v. Knapp

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Tue, 12/05/2023 - 21:14

Fact that particular officer did not perform arrest at issue did not preclude officer from obligation, under Michigan law, to ensure arrestee received probable cause hearing within 48 hours; fact that multiple officers were involved in arrest did not constitute extraordinary circumstances that could merit detention of arrestee past 48 hours without probable cause hearing.

Sligh v. City of Conroe, Texas

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Tue, 12/05/2023 - 21:13

Releasing, without warning, dog on woman who was not suspected of any crime, did not oppose immediate safely threat to officers or others, and who was in need of emergency medical intervention due to self-harm, constituted an unreasonable seizure in violation of Fourth Amendment; officer entitled to qualified immunity due to absence of sufficiently similar precedent.

Hicks v. LeBlanc

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Tue, 12/05/2023 - 21:13

Clearly established in 2017 that prisoners had Due Process Clause right to timely release from prison; prisoner pled plausible claim against supervisory official who knowingly did not correct mistaken release date.