SALLEY v. MYERS

No. 19-6374.

971 F.3d 308 (2020)

Robert SALLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Officer Paul MYERS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 10, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher P. Kenney , RICHARD A. HARPOOTLIAN, PA, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant. Daniel C. Plyler , Brandon M. Briggs , DAVIDSON, WREN & PLYLER, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded* by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz joined. Judge Agee wrote a dissenting opinion.


Robert Salley appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of Officer Paul Myers on Salley's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 malicious prosecution claim. In 2014, Myers arrested Salley and charged him with congregating on the sidewalk in violation of the City Code of Columbia, South Carolina. More than three years later, Myers voluntarily...

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