United States Sixth Circuit

Summary judgment to defendants in a section 1983 action based on the alleged use of force during an arrest is affirmed where the district court did not err when it upheld the validity of a dismissal agreement as it met the requirements of Newton v. Rumery, 480 U.S. 386 (1987).

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/05/2004
• Decided 09/01/2004
• Published 09/01/2004

Judges

• Before: KENNEDY, SUTTON, and COOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brent L. English (argued and briefed), Law Office of Brent L. English, Cleveland, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy G. Dobeck (briefed), Deanna O'Donnell, Office of the Law Director, Parma, OH, Michael P. Maloney (argued and briefed), Law Office, Westlake, OH, for Defendants-Appellees.