Thursday, November 29, 2012

Sixth Circuit -- USA v. Lawrence S. Duran, et al

Denial of SJ on S1983 claim -- given the dog attack and the choke-hold, inappropriate force remains a possibility.  No immunity for supervisory liability claim.

Concur/Dissent -- No supervisory liability.

USA v. Lawrence S. Duran, et al

Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

Category tags above are sporadically maintained Do not rely. Do not rely. Do not rely.

Author's SSRN page here.