Charles E. Ramirez The Detroit News Published 2:29 PM EDT Apr 9, 2019 Warren — A Warren man pinched for using blue language on a boy in blue has decided to sue. Awni Safadi filed Monday a federal lawsuit against a Sterling Heights police officer who arrested him for calling the cop a "f------ a------" after a traffic stop. He is suing for damages to be decided by a jury, according to the lawsuit filed in the Southern Division of the U.S. District Court's Eastern District of Michigan. Safadi, 26, claims the police officer retaliated against him for exercising his first amendment rights, violated his rights against an unlawful search, seizure and arrest, and malicious prosecution. In the complaint, Safadi said Sterling Heights officer Ryan Braathen pulled him over on April 19, 2016, while he was driving southwest on Utica Road. Braathen told Safadi he stopped him because he had crossed the middle line of the roadway twice, according to the lawsuit. … [Read more...] about Warren man sues, says cop arrested him for using profane language
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Man sues Disney for false arrest made right before proposing to his fiance
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A New York man who was arrested for getting into an altercation with a Walt Disney World worker just moments before he planned to propose to his fiance is suing the theme park resort, claiming he never touched the employee.Marc Rubin filed the lawsuit last month in state court in Orlando, Florida, alleging false arrest.The lawsuit says Rubin was scouting out a location in front of Cinderella's Castle in the Magic Kingdom to propose to his future wife three years ago. A Disney employee asked him to move back from the parade route.The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Disney worker told deputies that Rubin screamed and grabbed her, something he denies.Rubin pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and was fined $100 plus court costs. … [Read more...] about Man sues Disney for false arrest made right before proposing to his fiance
Man sues Disney World after planned proposal leads to his arrest
HTV National Desk Published 4:33 am CDT, Saturday, October 6, 2018 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Man sues Disney World after planned proposal leads to his arrest 1 / 1 Back to Gallery A New York man is suing Walt Disney World after his planned marriage proposal at Magic Kingdom was ruined and he was thrown in jail. According to the lawsuit filed in late September, Marc Rubin, 57, was at the park in July 2015 and planned to propose to his then-girlfriend after the nightly parade in front of the Cinderella castle. Rubin said he chose an area he wanted to use to propose when a Disney employee, Nicole Guzman-Ortiz, 24, asked him to move. The lawsuit says Rubin refused to move, there was an argument, and Guzman-Ortiz accused him of grabbing the back of her shirt and the front of her shirt collar. Rubin was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery, the lawsuit says. Rubin insists he never touched … [Read more...] about Man sues Disney World after planned proposal leads to his arrest
I-Team: NYC Man Sues for $1 Million, Claiming Video Shows False Arrest by NYPD
Watch News 4 at 11 p.m. for the full video and report. Otis Reese is grateful his favorite deli has a surveillance camera. He says it saved him from what could have been years in prison after NYPD cops stopped the 30-year-old for walking down the street with an open beer. It was unopened in a brown bag, Reese told the I-Team in an exclusive interview. Reese has filed a $1 million notice of claim against New York City, claiming he was falsely arrested for a bogus reason and then illegally searched in March of 2016. Top News Photos: Painting Sold for $65 Million Vincent Yu/AP Reese said he had bought beer down the street, then walked with the closed bottle in a bag to New York’s Finest Deli on Third Avenue in the Melrose section to buy a sandwich. Reese said as he walked into the deli, he noticed two uniformed NYPD officers in an unmarked vehicle pull around the corner and park across the street. Surveillance video corroborates Reese’s story that he … [Read more...] about I-Team: NYC Man Sues for $1 Million, Claiming Video Shows False Arrest by NYPD
Lawsuit over suicide after political scandal ends for some
Jeff Amy, Associated Press Updated 6:15 pm PDT, Tuesday, September 18, 2018 FILE - In this May 22, 2014 file photo, Mark Mayfield appears in court, in Madison, Miss., during an initial court appearance on a charge of conspiracy in relation to the alleged illegal photographing of the ailing wife of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., without her permission at the nursing home where she's lived for 13 years. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, ruled Mayfield's widow and sons can't sue the Butler Snow law firm and its chairman, or Madison Police Chief Gene Waldrop, over claims they were part of a political network illegally retaliating against Mayfield's political activity by pushing him to suicide after he was charged with conspiracy to exploit a vulnerable adult. less FILE - In this May 22, 2014 file photo, Mark Mayfield appears in court, in Madison, Miss., during an initial court appearance on a charge of conspiracy in relation to the alleged … [Read more...] about Lawsuit over suicide after political scandal ends for some