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Involvement in landlord tenant dispute with no court order violated Fourth Amendment

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Officer's involvement in a landlord tenant dispute where there was no court order for removal that led to removal of plaintiff from the premises stated a Fourth Amendment claim. Bridgeforth v. Khadijah, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97429 (D. D.C. November 3, 2008).* Brendlin does not afford a defendant standing to challenge a search by consent of the vehicle he was stopped in. He denied any connection to the vehicle and the gun in the front seat. Therefore, the case is controlled by Rakas. United States v. Allison, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97270 (W.D. N.C. November 12, 2008).*

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on December 04, 2008 (boomark / email).