Hall

MEMORANDUM **

Plaintiff, Charlie Hall (“Hall”), appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims for violations of the Fourth Amendment. Specifically, Hall argues that the district court erred in concluding that the defendant police officers acted reasonably in reading the warrants of attachment issued against Hall as allowing the officers to enter Hall’s private dwelling. Alternatively, Hall argues that the issue of the “reasonableness” of the officers’ reading of the warrants is a disputed issue of fact which must be presented to a jury. Additionally, Hall argues that the district court erred in granting summary judgment on Hall’s second claim, which is that the officers entered his motel room without identifying themselves in violation of the Fourth Amendment reasonableness requirement.

The parties are familiar with the facts and the proceedings, and we will refer to them only insofar as necessary to resolve the issues presented on appeal. On February 25, 1997, the defendant officers were called to the motel where Hall was staying. The officers were called by a clerk who believed drug activity was taking place in Hall’s room. Defendant…