Before the defendant was served with a summons and complaint in this § 1983 case arising from a traffic stop, he offered to settle the case by paying the driver $20,000 and the passengers $2,500 each. The defendant titled his offer…
The court held that officer safety concerns justified a voluntary interaction during a traffic stop, in which the officer requested a passenger’s identification, and the seconds-long extension of the traffic stop resulting from running the identification did not unreasonably prolong the…
