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  • Feb. 25, 2019
    decided Decision issued in James King v. United States

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Lead opinion Author not recorded Feb. 25, 2019

CLAY, Circuit Judge. *416James King ("Plaintiff") appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment1 for Officers Todd Allen and Douglas Brownback (together "Defendants") on Plaintiff's Fourth Amendment claims arising under…

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Opinion By Eric L. Clay Feb. 25, 2019

RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 19a0027p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT JAMES KING, ┐ Plaintiff-Appellant, │ │…

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Dissent Author not recorded Feb. 25, 2019

ROGERS, Circuit Judge, dissenting. The district court's dismissal of King's FTCA claims against the United States based on the presence of state-law governmental immunity constitutes a "judgment" under 28 U.S.C. § 2676, such that the FTCA's judgment bar precludes King's claims against Allen and Brownback.…

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