Hello,im from northwestern Tennessee.
First of all this may be the wrong forum and i apologize,if so just let me know.Its confusing because there are so many different legal problems that have came from this situation.
Anyway, over a year and a half ago i plead guilty to Driving under the influence and did everything i was supposed to do. While under my restricted license driving back and forth to work monday-saturday, my friend borrowed my car and was spotted out on a sunday and his identity was mistaken for mine. The vehicle was spotted by an off duty officer who didnt pull the vehicle over nor call it in therefore he just assumed it was me.This led to driving on revoked charges being filed against me and me going to jail and my car being seized by TDOS.
Well, i beat the TDOS at their own unfair civil forfeiture game and as well apparently beat the state on the driving on revoked charges as they are being dismissed on costs after nine months of worry and struggle to make it to work without a vehicle and wondering if i would ever get to keep my driving privelages again.
Can i ask for monetary damages?
The way i understand it is, if the officer did all this in bad faith then yes i can but i have to prove it.
The transcripts from the TDOS hearing will show that he stated that,himself and some of his fellow officers were sitting around in the break room talking about me in particular and the issue of me not having a license came up so he came to arrest me on a tuesday after supposedly seeing me driving on a sunday.
My feelings are,these officers were just looking for a way to make my life a living hell. Im sure the way he tells it sounds like normal investigative yap. But the way it truly happened was more like "Hey i dont like this guy, lets get something on him if we can."
The officer he is referring to when this conversation in the break room came up JUST HAPPENS to be the woman i was dating at the times childs father. If that doesnt tell you the story then i dont know what will, But proving this in a court room and making the monetary award worthy of being harrassed the rest of my days as i live in this county these guys patrol are what im contemplating.
I know there will be a lot of snotty remarks made here, but let me just say i have battled this far -im not going to let it go now that i have them by the nap and the momentum is going my way.Unless its in my best interest to do so.
Thank you for any reply.


