United States Fourth Circuit

District court order denying defendant police officer's motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity concerning plaintiff's excessive force claim is affirmed, where: 1) the weakness of the Graham v. Connor factors was so apparent that any reasonable officer would have realized that the force employed was excessive; 2) it is the jury's role to decide whose version of facts is correct; and 3) there was no error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/18/2015
• Published 03/18/2015

Judges

• Traxler

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel