Legal Opinion
Morrison v. Board of Trustees of Green Tp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 8, 2009No. 08-3051PublishedCited by 229 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Officer Scott Celender (“Officer Celender”) appeals the district court’s partial denial of his motion for summary judgment in this 42 U.S.C. § 1988 action, in which Plaintiff-Appellee Amanda Morrison (“Amanda”) claims Officer Celender violated her constitutional right to be free from the use of excessive force when he: (1) refused to loosen her handcuffs during lawful detainment after receiving complaints that they were too tight; and (2) pushed her face into the ground multiple times after she was already handcuffed and subdued. Officer…
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