Know more. The case was transferred to this Court on May 24, , and referred to the undersigned for all pretrial matters pursuant to 28 U. Defendants filed a Motion for Summary Judgment document Plaintiff also filed a Motion for Summary Judgment document For the reasons assigned below, the undersigned finds that Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment should be denied, Defendants' motion for summary judgment should be granted and the lawsuit should be dismissed with prejudice.
Although the Order transferring this case to the Eastern District of Texas was entered in the District of Columbia on February 12, , the case was not received and filed in this Court until May 24, This lawsuit concerns a traffic stop and detention that occurred on November 8, in Jacksonville, Texas. A Jacksonville police officer, Greg Compton, observed Plaintiff's son, Joshua Unger, driving a vehicle with an expired inspection sticker.
Officer Compton activated the overhead lights on his patrol car and pulled over the vehicle driven by Joshua Unger. When Officer Compton approached the vehicle, he asked Joshua for his driver's license and proof of liability insurance.
Joshua did not have either. Officer Compton then asked for his name and date of birth. Joshua provided Officer Compton with his name, but would not give him a date of birth.
Joshua stated that he had religious reasons for refusing to provide a date of birth. Officer Compton again asked Joshua for his date of birth and informed Joshua that Texas law requires him to identify himself by stating his date of birth. When Joshua refused, Officer Compton asked Joshua to step out of the car and placed him under arrest for failure to identify, no driver's license, no insurance and an expired vehicle registration.
