Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/Joyce Suggs and Ronnie Owen Faircloth v. Hon. Anthony M. Brannon, in His Official Capacity as Superior Court Judge, State of North Carolina Ronald L. Stephens, in His Official Capacity as District Attorney for the County of Durham, State of North Carolina J.L. Packard, Individually & in Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina R.C. Evans, Individually & in His Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina J.E. Mozart, Individually & in His Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina City of Durham, North Carolina (Numerous Members of the Police Dept. Of the City of Durham, Whose Names Are Unknown at This Time, Individually & in Their Capacity as Police Officers of the City of Durham, State of North Carolina, Kenneth Lee Smith v. H. Mebane, Jr., Magistrate of Guilford County, North Carolina, Individually and in His Official Capacity A.A. Leake, Detective, Greensboro Police Department, Individually and in His Official Capacity Talbert, Captain, Police Captain, Greensboro Police Department, Individually and in His Official Capacity and the City of Greensboro, North Carolina
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No. 478749
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Joyce Suggs and Ronnie Owen Faircloth v. Hon. Anthony M. Brannon, in His Official Capacity as Superior Court Judge, State of North Carolina Ronald L. Stephens, in His Official Capacity as District Attorney for the County of Durham, State of North Carolina J.L. Packard, Individually & in Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina R.C. Evans, Individually & in His Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina J.E. Mozart, Individually & in His Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina City of Durham, North Carolina (Numerous Members of the Police Dept. Of the City of Durham, Whose Names Are Unknown at This Time, Individually & in Their Capacity as Police Officers of the City of Durham, State of North Carolina, Kenneth Lee Smith v. H. Mebane, Jr., Magistrate of Guilford County, North Carolina, Individually and in His Official Capacity A.A. Leake, Detective, Greensboro Police Department, Individually and in His Official Capacity Talbert, Captain, Police Captain, Greensboro Police Department, Individually and in His Official Capacity and the City of Greensboro, North Carolina
No. 478749 · Decided November 3, 1986
No. 478749·Fourth Circuit · 1986·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
November 3, 1986
Citation
No. 478749
Disposition
See opinion text.
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Joyce Suggs and Ronnie Owen Faircloth v. Hon. Anthony M. Brannon, in His Official Capacity as Superior Court Judge, State of North Carolina Ronald L. Stephens, in His Official Capacity as District Attorney for the County of Durham, State of North Carolina J.L. Packard, Individually & in Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina R.C. Evans, Individually & in His Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina J.E. Mozart, Individually & in His Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina City of Durham, North Carolina (Numerous Members of the Police Dept. Of the City of Durham, Whose Names Are Unknown at This Time, Individually & in Their Capacity as Police Officers of the City of Durham, State of North Carolina, Kenneth Lee Smith v. H. Mebane, Jr., Magistrate of Guilford County, North Carolina, Individually and in His Official Capacity A.A. Leake, Detective, Greensboro Police Department, Individually and in His Official Capacity Talbert, Captain, Police Captain, Greensboro Police Department, Individually and in His Official Capacity and the City of Greensboro, North Carolina is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Joyce Suggs and Ronnie Owen Faircloth v. Hon. Anthony M. Brannon, in His Official Capacity as Superior Court Judge, State of North Carolina Ronald L. Stephens, in His Official Capacity as District Attorney for the County of Durham, State of North Carolina J.L. Packard, Individually & in Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina R.C. Evans, Individually & in His Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina J.E. Mozart, Individually & in His Official Capacity as Police Officer for the City of Durham, State of North Carolina City of Durham, North Carolina (Numerous Members of the Police Dept. Of the City of Durham, Whose Names Are Unknown at This Time, Individually & in Their Capacity as Police Officers of the City of Durham, State of North Carolina, Kenneth Lee Smith v. H. Mebane, Jr., Magistrate of Guilford County, North Carolina, Individually and in His Official Capacity A.A. Leake, Detective, Greensboro Police Department, Individually and in His Official Capacity Talbert, Captain, Police Captain, Greensboro Police Department, Individually and in His Official Capacity and the City of Greensboro, North Carolina in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on November 3, 1986.
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