Legal Opinion
Deezia v. City of Lincoln
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided October 29, 2018No. 4:17CV3033PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Richard G. Kopf, Senior United States District Judge
Plaintiff brings this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and negligence action against the City of Lincoln, Nebraska, and several of its police officers for violations of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights when the officers allegedly falsely arrested and used excessive force in detaining and arresting him. After resolution of the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Filing No. 31), the remaining claims in this suit are: (1) a false-arrest claim against the Defendant police officers in their individual capacities; (2) an excessive-force claim against the…
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