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WATSON v. PEARSON

No. 18-6047.

928 F.3d 507 (2019)

Joseph D. WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Patrick PEARSON, et al., Defendants, David Mendez and Ron Talbott, in their official and individual capacities; Blount County Sheriff's Office; Blount County, Tennessee, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 28, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Tillman J. Breckenridge , PIERCE BAINBRIDGE LLP, Washington, D.C., Evan D. Lewis , WILLIAM & MARY APPELLATE AND SUPREME COURT CLINIC, Williamsburg, Virginia, for Appellant. Peako Jenkins , OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees Mendez and Talbott. ON BRIEF: Tillman J. Breckenridge , PIERCE BAINBRIDGE LLP, Washington, D.C., Evan D. Lewis, WILLIAM & MARY APPELLATE AND SUPREME COURT CLINIC, Williamsburg, Virginia, for Appellant. Peako Jenkins , OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees Mendez and Talbott. Craig L. Garrett , Maryville, Tennessee, for Blount County Appellees.

GILMAN, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which CLAY, J., joined. KETHLEDGE, J. (pg. 513-14), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

Joseph D. Watson filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that law-enforcement officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights by engaging in a warrantless search of the curtilage surrounding the residence where he was found. The district court agreed that the officers had violated Watson...

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