HICKS v. FERREYRA

No. 19-1697.

965 F.3d 302 (2020)

Nathaniel HICKS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Officer Gerald L. FERREYRA, in his individual capacity; Officer Brian A. Phillips, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 14, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew C. White , Jodie E. Buchman , SILVERMAN, THOMPSON, SLUTKIN & WHITE, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellants.

Jia Cobb , Yiyang Wu , RELMAN, DANE & COLFAX PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Affirmed in part and dismissed in part by published opinion. Judge Harris wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Keenan joined.


This appeal arises from two traffic stops in which United States Park Police officers allegedly seized Nathaniel Hicks in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Hicks filed suit for damages against the federal officers, invoking the implied cause of action recognized in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau...

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