Legal Opinion
Woodcock v. City of Bowling Green
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided February 24, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:13-CV-00124-JHMPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Joseph H. McKinley, Jr., Chief Judge, United States District Court
• This action arises from the tragic shooting of Gregory Harrison by Bowling Green Police Officer Keith Casada. The Court has great respect and admiration for the Bowling Green Police Department and law enforcement generally. It is a difficult and dangerous job we ask them to do and most times, they do it exceedingly well. In this case, there is nothing sinister or evil about Officer Casada. He simply used more force than was reasonable at the time he decided to use force. Case law justifies the use…
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