Legal Opinion
Estate of Marvin L. Booker v. Gomez
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 11, 2014No. 12-1496PublishedCited by 500 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHESON, Circuit Judge.
Denver police arrested Marvin Booker on a warrant for failure to appear at a hearing regarding a drug charge. During booking, Mr. Booker died while in custody after officers restrained him in response to his alleged insubordination. Several officers pinned Mr. Booker face-down to the ground, one placed him in a chokehold, and another tased him. After the officers sought medical help for Mr. Booker, he could not be revived.
Mr. Booker’s estate sued Deputies Faun Gomez, James Grimes, Kyle Sharp, Kenneth Robinette, and Sergeant Carrie Rodriguez (collectively “Defendants”)…
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