Alkire v. Irving.

• Position: FALSE IMPRISONMENT/ARREST - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

FALSE IMPRISONMENT

Alkire v. Irving, 330 F.3d 802 (6th Cir. 2003). An arrestee brought a civil rights action under [section] 1983, alleging that his constitutional rights were violated by his warrantless detention on a drunk driving charge, and a civil debt-related incarceration for failure to pay fines and court costs. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the arrestee appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. The appeals court held that summary judgment was precluded by a genuine issue of fact as to whether the arrestee's constitutional rights were violated by the civil debt-related...