Hickel v. Westover

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION STEFAN HICKEL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 3:23-cv-00567 ) Judge Aleta A. Trauger KEVIN WESTOVER, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM Plaintiff Stefan Hickel has brought a lawsuit against Kevin Westover, a police officer with the Clarksville Police Department, asserting claims under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for (1) the use of excessive force during an arrest and (2) malicious prosecution, false arrest, and false imprisonment. (Complaint, Doc. No. 1.) Now before the court is Westover’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No.…