Legal Opinion
Steven Trainer v. Robert Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 14, 2016No. 15-1771UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION *
2Per curiam
Pro se appellant Steven Trainer appeals the District Court’s judgment in favor of the defendant police officers in this civil-rights action. For the reasons detailed below, we will affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.
Trainer, a state prisoner, filed a complaint in which he alleged that the defendants violated his constitutional rights by (1) falsely arresting him (and conspiring to do so); (2) using excessive force in the course of arresting him; and (3) unlawfully seizing a vehicle. See D.C. dkt. # 4. 1 Train er then sought to amend his complaint to…
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