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Type
Opinion
Author
Julia Smith Gibbons
Filed
April 2, 2025
Case
Mike Pop v. Brookfield Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Inc.
Case status
Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0181n.06 Case No. 24-1201 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED ) Apr 02, 2025 MIKE POP, ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk Plaintiff - Appellee, ) ) v. ) ON APPEAL FROM THE ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT BROOKFIELD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, INC., ) COURT FOR THE WESTERN Defendant, ) DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN ) ) OPINION GREGORY GUNTHER; ANTHONY TURNER, ) Defendants - Appellants. ) ) Before: CLAY, GIBBONS, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges. GIBBONS, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which GRIFFIN, J., concurred. CLAY, J. (pp. 18–28), delivered a separate dissenting opinion. JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge. This 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging an unconstitutional search and seizure of plaintiff Mike Pop’s Jeep arises out of a series of unfortunate actions during which Pop, despite having valid title to the vehicle, was forced to navigate a maze of government bureaucracy and police officers who all believed—incorrectly—that his Jeep was stolen. The sequence of events culminated when defendant Sheriff’s deputies, Gregory Gunther and Anthony Turner, were dispatched to Pop’s home where they persuaded Pop to consent to the surrender of the…

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