Simmonds v. Genesee County’s Empirical Analysis
682 F.3d 438 · 2012
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Graham v. Connor · Pearson v. Callahan
Most-quoted passages
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“the ultimate question is “whether the totality of the circumstances justifies a particular sort of seizure.” St. John v. Hickey, 411 F.3d ,762, 771 (6th Cir.2005) (quoting Graham, 490 U.S. at 396 , 109 S.Ct. 1865 ). Furthermore, reasonableness must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, not with the 20/20 vision of hindsight. See Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 20-22 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). “This standard contains a built-in measure of deference to the officer’s on-the-spot judgment about the level of force necessary in light of the circumstances of the particular case.” Burchett v. Kiefer, 310 F.3d 937, 944 (6th Cir.2002).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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