United States Sixth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that police officers used excessive force when arresting plaintiff, denial of summary judgment for defendants-city and officers is reversed where defendants' actions were objectively reasonable and therefore did not violate plaintiff's Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable seizures. Pendent state law assault and battery claims fail for the same reason.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/04/2007
• Published 12/04/2007

Judges

• Before:  BATCHELDER and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges;  ACKERMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  John H. Dise, Jr., Gina U. Puzzuoli, Dise & Associates, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellants.  Evelyn G. Butler, Plymouth, Michigan, for Appellee.