Johnson v. Holmes

2 Citing cases

  1. Benbow v. Ingram

    7:23-CV-292-M (E.D.N.C. May. 8, 2024)

    The Equal Protection Clause also “prohibits police officers from selectively enforcing laws based on race.” Ogunsula v. Md. State Police, No. CV ELH-20-2568, 2021 WL 6105503, at *29 (D. Md. Dec. 23, 2021) (quoting Johnson v. Holmes, 782 Fed.Appx. 269, (4th Cir. 2019) (citing Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 813 (1996))), reconsideration denied, No. CV ELH-20-2568, 2022 WL 3290713 (D. Md. Aug. 11, 2022). To sufficiently plead an equal protection claim for selective law enforcement, the complaint must allege “both discriminatory effect and that the officer's action was motivated by a discriminatory purpose.”

  2. Thompson v. Badgujar

    Civ. DLB-20-1272 (D. Md. Sep. 29, 2023)   Cited 4 times

    The standard for proving selective prosecution claims against prosecutors also applies to selective enforcement claims against police officers when a plaintiff alleges an officer made an enforcement decision on the basis of race. Johnson v. Holmes, 782 Fed.Appx. 269, 276-77 (4th Cir. 2019) (holding Equal Protection Clause prohibits police officers “from selectively enforcing laws based on race”) (citing Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 813 (1996));