Legal Opinion
Terry Donovan v. Timothy Thames and Patrick Collura
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1997No. 95-5718PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
PlaintiffAppellant Terry Donovan appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment based on the doctrine of res judicata 1 in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case involving claims against Defendants/Appellees Timothy Thames and Patrick Collura of constitutional violations based on excessive force and arrest without probable cause. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. BACKGROUND
In November 1991, the Erlanger Police Dispatcher received a 911 call reporting a disturbance in front of the residence of Donovan and his parents. Officers Thames and Collura were dispatched. When…
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