Date Filed: APRIL 2 2025
Plaintiff Name(s) and Phone Number(s): Robert Murdoch, 555-9267
Plaintiff Availability: TBD
Defendant Name: Leah Evans, BCSO, State
Incident Date: March 30 2025
Reason for Suit: The plaintiff claims: That Leah Evans, while acting as a Deputy of the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, and while under supervision of ADAs Diamond & Eve, did knowingly violate the 4th Amendment rights of Robert Murdoch in the filing of Warrant #719 resulting in Murdoch suffering damages following his arrest, detainment and suspension from the San Andreas Bar Association, preventing him from practicing law, and causing mental anguish. In support of said claim, the plaintiff asserts the following:
- Leah Evans is an experienced law enforcement officer and a sworn Deputy of the Blaine County Sheriff's Office and is assumed to have received appropriate training and education on the 4th Amendment and the issuing of warrants.
- That Leah Evans intentionally failed to satisfy the constitutional requirements of the 4th Amendment by knowingly failing to provide supporting evidence (Probable Cause) for the felony charge of Corruption and relied solely upon conjecture when authoring the warrant.
- Leah Evans, did make an intentional and false statement in submitting said warrant, in doing so effectively declaring under oath that said warrant met constitutional requirements.
- That Leah Evans, her colleagues, as well as the the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office would have benefited from the arrest, subsequent suspension and sought the conviction of Murdoch, who at the time was representing a client, Pat Williams defending him in criminal charges where Evans was a victim/witness, and actively taking civil action against Deputy Reads and the BCSO on Williams’ behalf.
- That qualified immunity is inapplicable when it is clear to a reasonable officer that their conduct is unlawful. No reasonable officer can claim to be unaware of the basic rule that arrest warrants must meet constitutional requirements of the 4th Amendment. In this matter, Evans was either acting maliciously or her conduct is the result of severely inadequate training and supervision.
- That Evans is an employee of the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office at the time of this warrant being filed, and that said agency is responsible for providing their sworn officers with adequate training and supervision, that said agency is also liable for Evans conduct.
- Evans claimed in the warrant filing that the issuing of said warrant received “approval” from ADAs Diamond & Eve. That they (Diamond & Eve), as representatives of The State and having dominion over criminal matters, they share in the same liabilities as Evans on similar grounds.
- That the District Attorney’s Office, as employers of Diamond and Eve are responsible for ensuring its ADAs are adequately trained and supervised. Further such that the District Attorney’s Office has an inherent responsibility to protect and safeguard the civil liberties of The People.
The plaintiff seeks the following in relief:
$85,000 in compensatory and punitive damages from Leah Evans.
$83,000 in compensatory and punitive damages from the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office.
$80,000 in compensatory and punitive damages from the District Attorney’s Office.
$2,000 in costs pursuant to the filing fees.
- That Leah Evans be required to undergo additional training in regards to unlawful search and seizures, and in general civil protections under the 4th Amendment, as proctored by a member of the Judiciary or District Attorney’s Office within 7 days of this matter being resolved.
