Legal Opinion
Casey v. City of Federal Heights
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 10, 2007No. 06-1426PublishedCited by 307 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.
Edward Casey went to the Federal Heights, Colorado, municipal courthouse to contest a traffic ticket. After losing his case, he walked to the parking lot to retrieve money from his truck to pay the fine, carrying with him the court file. On his way back to the courthouse he was grabbed, tackled, Tasered, and beaten by city police officers. The question presented is whether his claims for excessive force under the Fourth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 survive summary judgment. We hold that they do.
I. FACTS 1
Mr. Casey unsuccessfully challenged a traffic ticket at the…
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