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Melton v. Phillips, No. 15-10604 (5th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (November 13, 2017) (Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod)

Loaded on Nov. 20, 2017 published in Punch and Jurists November 20, 2017
Filed under: Qualified Immunity, Punch And Jurists.

The plaintiff in this Bivens action was a man named Michael David Melton, who spent sixteen days in county jail in connection with an assault he did not commit. The only thing that linked him to this assault was the fact that he has the same first and last name ...

 

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  1. Estate of Perry v. Wenzel, No. 16-2353 (7th Cir.) (872 F.3d 438) (September 29, 2017) (Judge Ann Claire Williams)
  2. Melton v. Phillips, No. 15-10604 (5th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (November 13, 2017) (Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod)
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  6. U.S. v. Conley, No. 15-3442 (7th Cir.) (875 F.3d 391) (November 14, 2017) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)

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