Melton v. Phillips, No. 15-10604 (5th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (November 13, 2017) (Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod)
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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 …
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- U.S. v. Conley, No. 15-3442 (7th Cir.) (875 F.3d 391) (November 14, 2017) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)
- Cordero v. The City of New York, No. 15-cv-3436 (E.D.N.Y.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (October 17, 2017) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
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