U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Neil Morgan v. Fairfield Cty., Ohio
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Senior Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey
- Senior Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch
- Judge Amul Roger Thapar
Case history
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Sept. 6, 2018decided Decision issued in Neil Morgan v. Fairfield Cty., Ohio
Opinions and writings
RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 18a0199p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT NEIL A. MORGAN II; ANITA L. GRAF, ┐ Plaintiffs-Appellants, │ │…
MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge. *558Neil A. Morgan II and Anita L. Graf sued Fairfield County, Ohio, three of its officials, and five members of its sheriff's department under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming Fourth Amendment…
THAPAR, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part. The Fourth Amendment provides, in relevant part, that "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated." U.S. Const. amend. IV. This mandate, though seemingly straightforward, has generated a morass of legal precedent that is often…