Legal Opinion
Brown Ex Rel. Estate of Brown v. Chapman
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2016No. 15-3158PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Rodney Brown died after police officers tasered him, physically subdued him, and placed him in a patrol car. His mother, Shirley Brown, filed a lawsuit against the police officers and the City of Cleveland, alleging excessive force and various state-law claims. She also accused the officers of being deliberately indifferent to his safety. Defendants moved for summary judgment. In addition to disputing their liability, they asked the district court not to treat plaintiffs accusation of deliberate indifference as a properly pleaded legal claim. The…
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