COLEMAN v. GALLAGHER

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM COLEMAN : CIVIL ACTION : v. : NO. 22-864 : SEAN GALLAGHER : MEMORANDUM MURPHY, J. August 9, 2023 I. Introduction We are at the summary judgment stage in this excessive force case. The question is whether Norristown Police Officer Sean Gallagher used objectively reasonable force when he struck Malcolm Coleman — an individual wanted for attempted murder — three times in the head. Officer Gallagher delivered the blows at the tail end of a lengthy episode where Mr. Coleman ran, struggled, and fought to avoid…