BARTON v. MARTIN

No. 18-1614.

949 F.3d 938 (2020)

Dwain David BARTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Officer MARTIN, et al., Defendants, Officer Dean Vann, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Hugh M. Davis , CONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION ASSOCIATES, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Julie McCann O'Connor , O'CONNOR, DEGRAZIA, TAMM & O'CONNOR, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Hugh M. Davis , Cynthia Heenan , CONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION ASSOCIATES, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Julie McCann O'Connor , O'CONNOR, DEGRAZIA, TAMM & O'CONNOR, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: SILER, GIBBONS and DONALD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Dwain Barton's neighbor, Jill Porter, falsely reported to police that Barton had shot a stray cat in his backyard in Lincoln Park, Michigan. Shortly thereafter, police officers, without a warrant for entry or arrest, forcibly entered Barton's home...

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