Legal Opinion
Iko v. Shreve
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2008No. 07-7569PublishedCited by 1,480 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dismissed in part and affirmed in part by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge FLOYD joined.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
Ifeanyi Iko (“Iko”), an inmate in a Maryland state correctional facility, died after being forcibly removed from his cell and transferred to another cell by a team of seven correctional officers (“Appellants,” or the “officers”). Iko’s estate and family (“Plaintiffs”) filed this survival and wrongful death action against the officers pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The officers moved for summary judgment based on qualified…
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