• West v. Coupe

    Publication Date: 2018-10-31
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen A. Hampton, Grady & Hampton, Dover, DE, attorney for plaintiff
    for defendant: Ophelia Michelle Waters, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, attorney for defendant Coupe; Nicholas Robert Wynn, White & Williams, Wilmington, DE, attorney for defendant Sexton.

    Case Number: D68341

    A defendant who refused to waive service and then objected to service at her place of employment was not entitled to dismis-sal for improper service.

  • Daum v. Miller

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina Daum, Holiday, FL, pro se plaintiff
    for defendant: Michael F. McTaggart, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, attorney for defendants.

    Case Number: D68327

    Civil rights action against police officers dismissed where they had probable cause to arrest plaintiff, leading to her conviction, and did not act unreasonably in violating a clearly-established right, such that the officers were also entitled to qualified immunity.