HOSKINS v. WITHERS

No. 22-4081.

92 F.4th 1279 (2024)

Joseph M. HOSKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jared WITHERS; Jess L. Anderson, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED February 20, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karra J. Porter , Christensen & Jensen, ( Anna P. Christiansen , Christensen & Jensen, P.C., with her on the briefs), Salt Lake City, Utah, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

J. Clifford Petersen , Assistant Utah Solicitor General, Utah Attorney General's Office, Salt Lake City, Utah, for Defendant-Appellees.

Before BACHARACH, PHILLIPS, and EID, Circuit Judges.


This appeal grew out of a traffic stop during Mr. Joseph Hoskins's drive through Utah in November 2018. Mr. Hoskins's car had an Illinois license plate, but the lettering was partially obstructed. Though the stop began uneventfully, it quickly escalated when the trooper (Jared Withers) directed a trained narcotics dog to...

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