Opinion ID: 807964
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Manner of the Searches

Text: The Marcilises also attacked the manner of the searches, alleging that the police officers unreasonably damaged property during the searches. As we have noted, Hill v. McIntyre, 884 F.2d 271, 278 (6th Cir. 1989) (citations and internal quotation marks and modifications omitted) (first alteration in original), Of course, officers executing search warrants must often damage property in order to perform their duty . . . . [T]he standard is reasonableness, and in a § 1983 action the District Court must determine not whether destruction was reasonably necessary to effectively execute a search warrant but whether the plaintiff has raised factual issues to be submitted to the jury on this point. The Marcilises did not raise this issue before the district court, presenting neither argument nor legal citation before the district court on the issue of property damage. Generally, “an argument not raised before the district court is waived on appeal to this Court.” Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Flowers, 513 F.3d 546, 552 (6th Cir. 2008); Foster v. Barilow, 6 F.3d 405, 406 (6th Cir. 1993). There are narrow exceptions to this rule that do not apply here and we have “rarely” exercised our discretion to depart from the rule, Scottsdale Ins. Co., 513 F.3d at 552. We decline to do so here. Further, though the Marcilises included factual allegations that police damaged property during the search, they did not include legal argument on the theory they now present on appeal. For these reasons, we find that the Marcilises have waived their right to argue this claim on appeal.