Legal Opinion
William C. Wardlaw v. William R. Pickett, Deputy United States Marshal
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 6, 1993No. 91-5070PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
William Wardlaw brought a Bivens action 1 in district court seeking damages and alleging that United States Deputy Marshals William Pickett and Albert Crew violated his constitutional rights by using excessive force against him, falsely arresting him and wrongfully prosecuting him. Relying in part on the defendants’ claims of qualified immunity, the district court granted them summary judgment. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the district court.
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