BRENT v. U.S.

No. 94-0646-CIV-FERGUSON.

66 F.Supp.2d 1287 (1999)

Rhonda BRENT, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America and Odesta Ashley, Carl Pietri, Francine Williams, Ricky R. Grim, Luis Sanchez, Kathryn Dellane, Prospero Ellis, Lee Sanchez-Blair and Seymor Schor, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Ft. Lauderdale Division.

August 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzan Cardwell, L. Obii Aham-Neze, Houston, TX, for plaintiff.

Lawrence Nathan Rosen, Miami, FL, for defendants.


CORRECTED MEMORANDUM OPINION ON QUALIFIED IMMUNITY

FERGUSON, District Judge.

This civil rights case is based on allegations of conduct by United States Customs inspectors in the performance of their official duties which a jury could find outrageous.

Proceeding from no more than a race-based "profile" and vindictiveness because of her silent reaction to the treatment of another African traveler, they subjected the plaintiff, an African-American...

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