Legal Opinion
Bell v. Porter
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided September 9, 2010No. 1:09-cv-970PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT HOLMES BELL, District Judge.
This action alleging the use of excessive force during a police encounter is before the Court on a motion for summary judgment filed by Defendants City of Lansing and Lansing police officer Donald Porter. (Dkt. No. 11.) For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion will be granted in part and denied in part.
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Plaintiff Danielle Bell is a 29-year-old double amputee with two prosthetic legs. On October 27, 2007, Plaintiff and her sister Laura Bell were passengers on a Capital Area Transportation Authority (“CATA”) bus in the City of Lansing, Michigan.…
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