Crocker v. Deputy Sheriff Steven Eric Beatty, No. 17-13526 (11th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit against defendant, a deputy in the sheriff's office, under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights were violated when the deputy seized his iPhone after plaintiff took photos and videos of a car accident crash scene from an interstate grass median. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's determination that the seizure constituted a Fourth Amendment violation. Furthermore, plaintiff's rights were clearly established at the time of the seizure such that defendant was not entitled to qualified immunity.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on April 20, 2021.
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