United States Sixth Circuit

In a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the grant of summary judgment to defendant-police officers is reversed where their seizure of plaintiff's person and entry into his home were unsupported by a warrant, consent or exigent circumstances.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2005
• Published 07/22/2005

Judges

• Before:  SUHRHEINRICH and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  NIXON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Gary H. Levine, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  John C. Reece, Patricia A. Rubright, City of Akron, Department of Law, Akron, Ohio, for Appellees.