Keamia Powell v. Herbert Slemp’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Creighton · Pearson v. Callahan · Duncan v. Walker · SAUCIER v. KATZ Et Al. · Ashcroft v. al-Kidd
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“we focus on what the district court characterized as [the plaintiff's] 'primary theory of liability’ — that [the defendant] used excessive force when he attempted to restrain [the plaintiff] with his firearm drawn,” id. at 427 , which would suggest that the court’s views are in line with ours. The court reversed the district court’s denial of summary judgment on qualified immunity because it found that there was no”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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