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ANTHONY NOVAK,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CITY OF PARMA, OHIO; KEVIN RILEY and THOMAS
CONNOR, individually and in their official capacities
as employees of the City of Parma, Ohio,
Defendants-Appellees. |
No. 21-3290 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland.
No. 1:17-cv-02148—Dan A. Polster, District Judge.
Argued: April 8, 2022
Decided and Filed: April 29, 2022
Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; THAPAR and READLER, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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THAPAR, Circuit Judge. Anthony Novak thought it would be funny to create a
Facebook page that looked like the Parma Police Department’s. The Department was not
amused. In fact, officers arrested Novak and prosecutors charged him with a state crime. Novak
was acquitted at trial, and he now argues his constitutional rights were violated in the ordeal.
But because the officers reasonably believed they were acting within the law, Novak can’t
recover. |
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