14-2628 Charles Beal, Jr. v. James Beller et al

By: Derek Hawkins//February 14, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Charles Beal, Jr. v. James Beller et al

Case No.: 14-2628

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and POSNER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges

Most Fourth Amendment issues arise when a criminal defendant files a motion to suppress evidence allegedly collected in violation of its standards, but this is not such a case. Charles Beal, Jr., has brought a civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which he asserts that two detectives on the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police force lacked any justification recognized by the Fourth Amendment to stop him, to frisk him, and then to conduct a more thorough search. The district court granted summary judgment for the Detectives. It found that the tip on which they acted was not anonymous, as Beal contended, and that their actions were permissible under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968). We conclude that the critical facts were genuinely disputed, and thus we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and Remanded

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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