Jeffrey Rasawehr v. Jeff Grey

Type

Opinion

Author

Julia Smith Gibbons

Filed

June 10, 2025

Case

Jeffrey Rasawehr v. Jeff Grey

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0289n.06 Case No. 24-3322 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Jun 10, 2025 ) JEFFREY RASAWEHR, ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk Plaintiff - Appellant, ) ) v. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE ) JEFF GREY; MERCER COUNTY, OH; ) NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO CHAD FORTKAMP, ) OPINION Defendants - Appellees. ) ) Before: GIBBONS, McKEAGUE, and STRANCH, Circuit Judges. JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge. Jeffrey Rasawehr is a fierce government critic. Over the years, he has directed much of his criticism toward the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and its officials. The county eventually prosecuted Rasawehr for obstructing official county business. The case went to trial and a jury acquitted Rasawehr of the charges. Rasawehr then sued the county and its officials in federal court, alleging violations of his First and Fourth Amendment rights. The district court granted summary judgment for defendants. We affirm. I. Rasawehr and the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office have had a long and contentious relationship. In 2011, Rasawehr and others developed a biofiltration system for water run-off from farmland. The sheri…

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