Legal Opinion
Demetrius Hill v. C.O. Crum
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2013No. 12-6705PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AGEE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Demetrius Hill (“Hill”) sued Correctional Officer William Crum (“Crum”) pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), alleging that Crum used excessive force against him in violation of Hill’s Eighth Amendment rights. Claiming he was entitled to qualified immunity, Crum appeals the district court’s denial of his Rule 50(b) motion for judgment as a matter of law. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the district court’s order denying Crum’s motion for judgment as a matter of…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by107 opinions
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