Legal Opinion
Hays v. Ellis
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided August 23, 2004No. CIV.A.01-K-2316PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KANE, District Judge.
This excessive force/malicious prosecution action arises from a traffic stop of Plaintiff by members of the Boulder Police Department that culminated in Plaintiff being “taken to the ground” and arrested on a charge of obstructing the police. Plaintiff filed suit, asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the individual officers and the City of Boulder for assault and battery, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and conspiracy in violation of his rights under the United States Constitution.
Defendants Grove, Ellis and Curnow 1…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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