SMITH v. STONEBURNER

No. 12-1963.

716 F.3d 926 (2013)

Donnetta SMITH, Charles Smith, and Logan Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Mark STONEBURNER and Damon Knapp, in their individual capacities, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael S. Bogren , Plunkett Cooney, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellants. William F. Piper , William F. Piper, PLC, Portage, Michigan, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Michael S. Bogren , Mary Massaron Ross , Plunkett Cooney, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellants. William F. Piper , William F. Piper, PLC, Portage, Michigan, for Appellees.

Before: DAUGHTREY, SUTTON and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

But for the want of $14.99 or a warrant, this case would not exist. After Charles Smith shoplifted a phone charger, two police officers went to his house. In the course of arresting him, they entered his house twice (without a warrant each time), forcefully restrained him and injured his mother. In response, Smith and his mother filed this action claiming that the officers violated their Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights...

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