Hayssem Yazji v. Elian Raymond Albert, A&Y Enterprises, Inc.

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• concluding that there was no arguable probable cause for ei- ther of the two crimes at issue
• concluding that officer lacked arguable probable cause to arrest individual because it was clearly established at the time of the arrest that mere words could not support probable cause for resisting without violence
• contrasting “mere words” (not obstruction) with “pre- vent[ing] [an officer] from conducting his investigation” (obstruc- tion)
• stating “[e]ven de minimis force will violate the Fourth Amendment if the officer is not entitled to arrest or detain the suspect” (internal quotation omitted)
• noting that a violation of Fla. Stat. § 843.02 has two elements, first, that a law enforcement officer was engaged in the lawful execution of a legal duty, and second, that the suspect resisted or obstructed the law enforcement officer in performing that legal duty
• affirming grant of summary judgment to de- fendant officer on failure to intervene claim where he “helped . . . restrain” another suspect “while” another officer allegedly used ex- cessive force against the plaintiff

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